Getting closer to ripeness!
With Bike Week being early this year, it’s not concurrent with the fruiting of our neighborhood loquats as it has been generally. I always associate bike week with yummy ripe loquats!
Because one of the mama trees is on a neighboring street and I would always go out during bike week and get a cup of those sweet little orange oval stone-fruit for breakfast.
That was when I had permission from the owner of that house. Then the house changed owners, and I never connected with the new owner — I just know they installed a ring camera after I was out picking fruit one time. D’OH!
Fortunately, this year my loquat trees that are babies of that big mama are fruiting for the first time ever! It’s such a cool mile stone and I’m excited about sharing with you! By the way, the leaves make a nice healthy tea. And loquats are always great for shade and privacy.
In the Permaculture world we joke that the landscaping industry popularized a useful tree by mistake. 😉