Loquat, Japanese Plum - Yehuda variety. Very cold hardy fruit tree, easy to grow, drought tolerant, fast growing. Fruit are large size, yellow orange flesh, mildly sweet with very small seed inside. In Florida fruit ripens in late February-March. Fruit is great for eating fresh or making jam. More about Loquat: - Article - Video - PDF download. Overlooked fruit: tasty Loquat recipes. (from Tropical Treasures Magazine).