The Champagne Loquat variety produces a very large, oval, white-fleshed juicy fruit. Fruit forms in large clusters and has deep yellow skin like most other Loquat varieties, however ripens a little later in the season than most. The excellent flavor is bright, tart, sweet, and somewhat astringent. Extend your Loquat growing season with the delicious Champagne Loquat!

The Loquat tree is a fast-growing, cold hardy, ornamental, fruiting, and medicinal landscape tree with a beautiful tropical look.Thisevergreen tropical to subtropical fruit tree treehasdeepgreen leavesand delicious golden-yellow fruit. Itbloomshighlyfragrant flowers in the winter and produces and abundance of sweet, tangy golden-yellow fruit in large loose clusters throughout the Spring.

It is an excellent natural source of sugars, and the fruit is high in pectin making it great for jellies and jams. Loquat leaves can be harvested year round to make tea. Theleaves and fruithave been used as traditional medicine for thousands of years.

Commonlyreferred toas Japanese Plum, Loquat is native to China and Japan, where it grows wild, is from the rose, apple, and pear family of plants.Loquat treescanlive outdoors without protection in Zone 7. If your area is too cold to grow Loquat\’s outdoors year-round, the plants can easily be overwintered indoors and will growand produce abundantlyfor decades in containers.