Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat

Eriobotrya japonica is an evergreen tree, grown as an ornamental in warmer temperate climates and for its fruit in hot climates. It produces huge, leathery, heavily-corrugated oval green leaves, velvety beneath. In mild areas heavily scented flowers are produced in autmn/winter and ripen to give the distinctive apricotish orange fruit famous for being the first ripe fruit of the summer.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
All soil conditions

plant information

Common name

Loquat

Latin name

Eriobotrya japonica

type

Tree

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

All soil conditions
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Loquat is 3.50meters x 10.00meters

3.50 M 10.00 M

Eriobotrya japonica

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Eriobotrya japonica is not too fussy about position. Any old soil - even quite poor and slightly waterlogged. It will grow in sun or shade but avoid very exposed sites as the big leaves will get damaged. Plant high, exposing as much of the taper at the base of the trunk as possible. Allowing the soil to accumulate round the base of a tree can be fatal.

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