Eriobotrya japonica
Néflier de Japon
Japanese Loquat
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | 20 mm |
| Flowering months | October, November |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 5-10 m |
Description
The name Eriobotrya derives from the Greek ‘erion’ meaning ‘wool’, referring to the dense hairs around the flowers, and ‘botrys’ meaning ‘a bunch of grapes’, referring to the flower clusters.
Originally from China, a drought tolerant tree.
Flowers
The scented, creamy-white, 5-petalled flowers grow in dense clusters.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval to long, wider in the middle, loosely serrated, leathery, pointed with a pronounced midrib, ± 20 cm.
Fruits Seeds
Pome: a fleshy, oval-shaped, orange-yellow fruit with a large brown central seed.
Edible
Fruit: juicy and sweet when ripe, eaten raw or made into jams and jellies.
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