It’s always useful to keep in mind that when we buy a certain variety of fruit tree we are the beneficiaries of clonal propagation; that is, the fruit we harvest is coming from canopy growth (called a ...

Drive down the streets of SanTana’s oldest neighborhoods in spring, and you’ll see towering loquat trees drooping over the fences of seemingly every other house. Hundreds upon hundreds of mysterious ...

Are you looking for a small- to medium-sized evergreen landscape tree that is easy to care for, produces fragrant, delicate, white flowers and also makes delicious fruit? Then the loquat is the tree ...

In old gardens- ones planted at least thirty years ago- you’ll often find a strange tall tree, with big leathery leaves and clumps of round orange fruit each spring, much loved by birds and flying ...

SAN JOSE — On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before ...

Loquats are tropical fruit trees known for their sweet, juicy, and aromatic fruits. Native to Japan and China, they have been ...

The loquat tree is a medium-sized tree found in mild temperate climates. The tree is most famous for its fruit, which boasts many health benefits. Loquat fruits, also known as Japanese plums, are ...

Q: I’m confused as to why my loquats in South Texas froze after last winter when they survived the cold of February 2021. I don’t even know where to begin in asking my question. Do you have any input?

Developing elite fruit cultivars typically requires long breeding cycles, especially in perennial woody species. This study uncovers how sexual reproduction of a fertile triploid loquat generates a ...

On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before suddenly ...