Wednesday
Mar202013
Loquat season is here!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 7:00AM
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The early season loquats are in here in Austin TX. Various trees around town are heavy with ripe, sweet fruit. My tree is a late-season bloomer, as our fruits are still green and small. It’s only a matter of time though and I’ll be in the thick of preserving them.
I’ve already called in the reinforcements to come harvest so I’m not staring down nearly 40lbs of ripe fruit! Check out all the things I did with them last year. Any suggestions for new projects this year?
Reader Comments (3)
Oh, loquats! Ours are not ripe yet here in CA, but soon...soon. :) I usually just eat mine plain, so I am no help. But I bet they would make a lovely infused vodka!
Here in San Antonio we had a few loquats randomly ripen up in February, then nothing. Little tricksters. I check the trees around our apartment complex every day for fruit, but I haven't seen any since. It won't be long before they're raining down on cars and residents and generally annoying everyone but me!
Delicious fruit! Here in Sicily May is the month for Loquats or Medlar fruit as it's also known (in English). Such a pity that the season is so short - about one month:(
Visitors here are always fascinated by it since it's almost unknown in northern Europe.