Eriobotrya japonica

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Has anybody mentioned the Loquat? my favourite tree. It grows well here in South London as do many other Mediterranean plants and trees. It is a favourite of the local Turkish community, who call it 'New World." My Turkish neighbour has Loquats in her front and back gardens, both grown from seed, the front garden tree which gets good sun, fruited last year and has clusters of fragrant blossoms this year. The older leaves on my tree are beautiful, some 12 inches long and looking like they are embossed and cut from luxuriant green leather.  I have seen the tree undercultivation in Spain for its fruit, perhaps it is so common in the Mediterranean as not to get a mention. 

 

Reg Wickings