A handsome evergreen tree, that can be grown in the more Southerly coast
districts, in the foothills of the coast range, and on the coast
tablelands. There are several types of the fruit, whose chief value
consists in that it ripens its fruit in early spring, when there is a
shortage of stone fruits, and that it withstands wind well, so makes a
good break for the protection of exposed orchards. Its cultivation is
not extensive, nor is it likely to become so.
[Illustration: Fruit of Loquat (1/2 natural size).]