FREE: Loquat tree also know as Japanese Plum tree

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This rooted tree can get 28 ft tall and bears a small pear shaped fruit that is sweet when ripe. Each fruit contains 1 to 5 seeds. The flavor is a mix of peach, citrus, and mild mango. Can eat plain, fermented into wine, mixes well with other fruit and makes good jam or jelly. Loquat syrup is used in Chinese medicine for soothing the throat and in cough drops. Loquat is low in calories and excellent source of vitamin A. Classified as subtropical fruit, loquats are grown most successfully in citrus producing aresa. For ornamental purposes, they can be grown in areas to cold for citrus, but they need heat to mature a crop.