Imagine a weed that grows 20 feet tall and produces more than 50 pounds of edible fruit. The fruit is yellow-orange with the texture of an apricot. Its taste is sweet to tart, depending on the tree.

Fruit trees.This is the best time of year If you choose to benefit from the advantages of fall planting, please ma ...

Every spring I witness a heartbreaking sight here in north Florida. In yard after yard —even though it’s still winter — there are trees loaded with golden fruits. That’s not the sad part; the sad part ...

As the temperatures started to warm up here in Charleston last month, there was one tree that began to stick out as I wandered around the downtown streets, a slightly tropical-looking tree that is ...

Q: I planted a one- or two-year-old loquat tree in my back yard over 3 years ago. While the tree itself is now over 6 feet tall and wide and appears otherwise healthy, I have yet to see one bloom or ...

Are you looking for a small- to medium-sized evergreen landscape tree that is easy to care for, produces fragrant, delicate, white flowers and also makes delicious fruit? Then the loquat is the tree ...

The loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is flowering now and will continue blooming into February. Its tasty yellow or orange fruit are borne January to April, barring a hard freeze. Loquat trees — aka ...

PANAMA CITY — One of the edible fruits at this time of year is across from the walking park on Balboa Avenue and 10th Street. The Loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is covered in edible fruit. The ...

Q: I have a picture of what went on with the leaves of my roses this past summer. Do you think this is black spot or rust disease of roses? A: I really didn’t see any black spot or rust in the picture ...

We’ve got a Loquat tree that’s probably about 12 years old now, and maybe 10 feet tall. It has produced varying quantities of fruit the past few years. Some fruit is emerging this year, but probably ...