Q: Fruits on our loquat tree were damaged by the cold and are now brown and shriveled. Otherwise, the tree is healthy. Can we do needed pruning at this time? A: Many residents missed their crop of ...

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 ...

Did you know there is a tree that produces fruit in late winter and early spring? That tree is the loquat, and as I drive around Mississippi on these cold winter days, I have noticed many of them in ...

The loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is flowering now and will continue blooming into February. Its tasty yellow or orange fruit are borne January to April, barring a hard freeze. Loquat trees — aka ...

You might not even know its name, but this mysterious orange fruit can be found growing on trees all over Houston. To help you identify loquats as you start noticing them all over the ground, we've ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In New Port Richey, a community-based network is working to make that easier, using gardens and a lesser-known fruit to connect ...