1971 Loquat trees are evergreen, rounded in form, up to 25 feet high. Dark green leaves are up to a foot long. Flowers and fruits are produced on large panicles. Individual fruits are pyriform or oval, 1.5 to near 3 inches long, and covered with a tough, pubescent skin which separates readily from the pulp when ripe. The fruit is a pome, like apple and pear, generally with 3 to 5 seeds, and with the calyx persistent.
Flesh is firm and creamy, mild, sub-acid in flavor.
About 6 months. About 10 tons commercial.