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Loquat
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Eriobotrya japonica
Loquat; Japanese Plum
20
–
30 feet
10
–
20 feet
East Asia

Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Low
Evergreen
Flowering
Birds



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About This Plant
Partial shade; appreciates some protection from western summer sun. Evergreen, with long, large leaves. Fragrant flowers and sweet, bountiful orange plums during mild winters.
Loquat is low-maintenance and rarely requires much training other than cleaning up its litter. Excellent for screening, especially on the east side of a house or a live oak. With its big evergreen leaves it makes a useful and drought-hardy substitute for ligustrum and some of the smaller magnolias.
It attracts bees and birds and tends to naturalize (reseed) and spread into alleyways and native areas.
Maintenance
Litter; may appreciate supplemental water in afternoon sun. With many birds to distribute its seeds, loquat tends to spread in alleyways and sometimes into natural areas.
Features
Plant Type:
Small Tree
Size:
20-30' H, 10-20' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Types:
Clay
Wildlife:
Birds, Pollinators
Flower Color:
White
Bloom Time:
January, March, April, December
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
Yes
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
No
This plant goes well with
- Punica granatum
- Justicia brandegeeana
- Malvaviscus drummondii
- Ligustrum spp.
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