If you're looking for uncommon fruit trees that have loads of character and grow fast, the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) may just be the new garden favorite for you. Picture a tree that matures quickly ...

Have you seen the trees around town that have large leaves similar to a magnolia and have clusters of large yellow berries? Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is the name, and the yellow berries are ...

Loquats recall an era when they — not avocados or oranges — were the marquee crop, a sign that Southern California was a subtropical paradise. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) My wife and I sped ...

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 ...

As the temperatures started to warm up here in Charleston last month, there was one tree that began to stick out as I wandered around the downtown streets, a slightly tropical-looking tree that is ...

Q: I planted a one- or two-year-old loquat tree in my back yard over 3 years ago. While the tree itself is now over 6 feet tall and wide and appears otherwise healthy, I have yet to see one bloom or ...

You might not even know its name, but this mysterious orange fruit can be found growing on trees all over Houston. To help you identify loquats as you start noticing them all over the ground, we've ...

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 ...

My wife and I sped through the streets of Santa Ana, weaving down side streets and around double-parked cars, in search of the magic house. The one with all the loquats. Late spring is when Southern ...