• 🍑 Loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is fast-growing, drought-tolerant, cold-tolerant, compact tropical fruit tree.
• 🍑 Heavy producer. Fruits are juicy, aromatic, and resemble apricots. Ripen from early Spring to early Summer.
• 🍑 Ideal for small gardens, beginner fruit tree growers.
• 🍑 High in sugar, acids, vitamins B and C, minerals, and pectin.
• 🍑 Eaten fresh, used in fruit salads, jams, jellies, chutneys, pies, tarts, and wine
Popular as a natural sweetener and for creating sauces.
• 🍑 Grown in Japan for over 1,000 years. In China, represents gold and wealth, often included in auspicious displays or offerings for prosperity💰

😇 What is the best fruit tree producing in winter

• 🍑 If you answered the quiz What makes loquats different from other fruits - then you know that Loquat trees flower and produce fruit during the winter months, making them a rare source of fresh fruit when most other trees are dormant.
• 🍑 Loquat flowers are very pretty! Loquats are relatives of Apples, Peaches, Plums and Pears - they belong to Rosaceae family.

🎥 Loquats are in full bloom in our garden now. The fruit will ripen by April

📚 More about Loquat from previous posts:

• 💋Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #10 Loquat
• 💋Loquat Liquor recipe
• 💋Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:#5. Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
• 💋Golden Loquat – the Symbol of Prosperity, and it tastes like apricots

• 🍑 Loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant, and highly cold-hardy tropical fruit tree.
• 🍑 Heavy Producer: Loquats are juicy, aromatic, and apricot-like in flavor, ripening from early Spring to early Summer.
• 🍑 Compact and Ideal for Small Gardens: Perfect for beginners and those with limited space.
• 🍑 Undemanding: Loquat trees thrive in any soil, tolerate summer heat, winter cold, heavy rains, and occasional flooding.
• 🍑 Nutrient-Rich: High in sugar, acids, vitamins B and C, minerals, and pectin. Eaten fresh or used in fruit salads, jams, jellies, chutneys, sauces, pies, and wine-making. It's also popular as a natural sweetener.

📚 Learn more from previous posts:

• 🟡about #Loquat
• 🟡Loquat – the Symbol of Prosperity
• 🟡Learn more about Loquats
• 🟡10 best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes