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From:
R*@aol.com
To: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 4:16
PM
Subject: Eriobotrya japonica
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
Dear All,
Loquat is common here in the San Francisco bay area, seems to do quite
well here.
Tim Kalman
