General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 25-30 feet
Plant Spread: 15-20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Uses: Provides winter interest
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Loquat
  • Japanese Plum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rhaphiolepis bibas
  • Synonym: Eriobotrya japonica
  • Synonym: Rhaphiolepis loquata

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Location: Fairfax, Virginia (April 2022)
Date: 2022-04-29

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