WaterSpecies-level: ample irrigation is recommended for good fruit production.
Fruit Plants
Loquat 'Tanaka' (Grafted)
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica ‘Tanaka’
The largest-fruited loquat — big orange fruit with firm, sweet-tart juicy flesh and few seeds, ripening late in the season. Handsome evergreen tree with bold ribbed foliage that doubles as an ornamental, bearing dependable crops on grafted plants.
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In stockAvailable sizes2 ft – 5 ft
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Plant guide
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Growing characteristics and practical care notes.
Mature heightSpecies-level: about 6–9 m; cited Tanaka description reports a medium-sized tree near 3 m.
Growth habitSpecies-level: rounded crown.
- Mature height
- Species-level: about 6–9 m; cited Tanaka description reports a medium-sized tree near 3 m.
- Growth habit
- Species-level: rounded crown.
- Foliage
- Species-level: evergreen; large, thick leaves are glossy above and hairy beneath.
- Flowers / fruit
- Tanaka profile: large orange to orange-yellow fruit with juicy, sweet or subacid flesh; ripening season is regional.
- Watering
- Species-level: ample irrigation is recommended for good fruit production.
- Soil
- Species-level: tolerates moderately fertile soils; good drainage is important.
Plant information sources:Purdue New Crops Resource