Although the tree is easy to take care of, it can succumb to some diseases, including pear blight, Phytophthora and leaf spots caused by fungi. The related bronze loquat, E. deflexa, is an ...

loquat and mountain ash. The fire blight bacteria overwinters in long, narrow cankers on the tree and will present as wet-looking, brown, irregularly shaped, elongated lesions that develop in the ...

This disease or whatever it is has been apparent ... and be one of the choices we have in selecting small ornamental trees. Loquat is a native of China that was introduced to the Mid-East region ...

Loquats don't suffer from many serious pests or diseases, and the trees in Mobile ... Not just one or two loquat trees, but virtually every tree in Mobile. Even after very cold winters.

When I purchased my house in 1996, the builder included a loquat tree in the landscaping package ... you get to harvest. Fire blight, the same disease that darkens pear and pyracantha foliage ...

On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu's backyard ...

Loquat trees are native to China ... chemicals that help protect your cells against damage and disease. One study showed that loquat leaves had a stronger antioxidant effect than 54 other ...

Then the loquat is the tree for you. These trees are in full bloom ... well as some leaf spot and fleck have been reported. Fire blight is the most destructive disease. Pruning out diseased ...

Landis has managed to make loquats pay but has faced plenty of challenges in production, including voracious deer, sunburned fruit and fire blight. Although loquat trees are fairly hardy ...

“It’s beautiful, the fruit and the leaves of the tree,” Espiritu said. “It’s very, very awesome.” Loquat fruit grows on a tree owned by Raffy Espiritu, of Milpitas, in his backyard in ...

The loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is a versatile fruit tree that needs sun and warmth to produce a good crop of highly ...