Loquat

Driving around Austin during the past couple of weeks I have seen hundreds of loquat trees, Eriobotrya japonica, loaded with ripe fruit.  Here the trees are mostly planted as an ornamental, in part due to their tropical looking foliage.  The fruit, however, is delicious. Loquats are originally from China and are distantly related to apples.  My friend Bianca says that growing up in San Antonio, they referred to loquats as ‘Chinese plums’.  I find the...

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