1910. 
TEIfcC RURAL NEW-YORKER 
663 
THE LOQUAT. 
One of the lesser known Asiatic fruits, 
steadily gaining in favor, is the loquat, 
also known as Japan plum, and occa¬ 
sionally Japan medlar. The latter name, 
though erroneous, is not so far out of 
the way, as the fruits, to develop best 
quality, should be very ripe, though not 
on the verge of decay as with the Mes- 
pilus or true European medlar. The 
loquat tree, Eriobotrya Japonica, grows 
from 12 to 20 feet high, usually in com¬ 
pact, round-headed form. The foliage is 
evergreen, large, thick and glossy, ren¬ 
dering it a handsome subject for lawn 
and ornamental plantings where handy, 
and for conservatory or greenhouse 
culture in the North. The tree is 
insects that infest practically all semi- 
tropical evergreen trees, and is an easy 
subject for cultivation, being content with 
ordinary well-drained soils, but the 
abundance and quality of the fruits are 
increased by judicious fertilization. 
When grown in orchard form they need 
less care and outlay than oranges. One 
southern California grower, at least, 
finds them more profitable, but it would 
not be difficult to overstock the markets 
should many engage in the commercial 
culture. 
Loquat fruits make good jelly when 
not too ripe, and may also be used in 
conserves and confectionary, but their 
main utility is that of an agreeable acid 
fruit for dessert use. A loquat enthusi- 
LOQUAT TREES IN NURSERY ROW. Fig. 275. 
hardier than the edible orange, ranking 
about with the olive and pomegranate, 
and has long been grown in California 
and the Gulf States, both for fruit and 
ornament. The fruits, though often quite 
acid, have a. very agreeable flavor, and 
are growing in popularity, being now 
quite often found in northern markets. 
They are not likely, however, to be so 
well appreciated in distant markets as 
when locally consumed, as they are only 
at their best when thoroughly mature. 
They grow in clusters, and when ripe 
resemble, to some extent, large yellow 
plums, but are in fact large-seeded pomes 
instead of stone fruits, being more 
closely allied to the apple or quince than 
to the plum. Until lately little attention 
ast lately furnished the writer with 
evaporated fruits, claiming that partic¬ 
ular!-- good pies could be made with 
them, but our trials do not confirm his 
high opinion. The result was too insipid 
to endanger the apple as first tavorite in 
pie timber. The loquat blooms here in 
midwinter, producing dense panicles of 
white flowers. This cold weather season 
of bloom is its one weak point, as sharp 
frosts greatly interfere with the setting 
of fruits. The ripening season is from 
late April to June, generally following 
cherries and strawberries, bridging the 
interval between these universal favor¬ 
ites and apricots, plums or peaches. This 
early- season accounts, in some measure, 
for its popularity. It might be lost to 
LOQUAT FRUITS. Fig. 276. 
has been paid to varieties, those in com¬ 
mon cultivation often being characterized 
by undue tartness of flavor, but interest 
is now aroused in the production of 
superior seedlings, and in the importa¬ 
tion of the more appreciated Oriental 
kinds.- Fig. 276 is a representation, in 
natural size, of fruits of the Giant loquat 
or Biwa of Japan as borne on young 
trees in nursery row (shown in Fig. 275). 
Notwithstanding the name these fruits 
are not larger than those commonly seen, 
but are rounder in form than the gen¬ 
eral run of loquats. The color is rich 
golden yellow, flesh juicy, high flavored 
and just agreeably acid. The seeds, 
however, are much too large, and plant 
breeders of the future will doubtless 
strive to increase the relative proportion 
of flesh to seeds. 
The loquat is little subject to disease 
or pests, with the exception of the scale 
view if it came later in Summer. There 
are about a dozen species of Eriobotrya, 
mostly native to China and Japan, but 
the loquat is the only one that has 
gained favor as an edible fruit. 
California. w. v. F. 
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