On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu's backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before suddenly ...

We have two magnificent loquat trees in the backyard that provide shade ... a so-called fruit salad tree includes several varieties of the same species, such as several varieties of sweet cherry ...

In California, the trees thrive off the Bay Area’s mild ... There are reportedly more than 900 varieties of loquat tree, each yielding fruits of varying colors, sizes and textures.

Loquat trees — aka Japanese plums — appreciate ... Consider replacing it with a named, grafted variety. Dwarf varieties of our native Southern magnolia are common in Florida landscapes.