loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall10 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is a shrub for food gardens, specimen planting, privacy screens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. The fragrant white flowers bloom in winter, when a cold snap can hurt flowering. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Plant two clones in a sunny, protected spot to improve fruit set.
Pairs well with Strawberry tree, Pomegranate, Pineapple sage, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.
Native range
China and Japan.