[Pil-pc-oceania] In praise of loquats

[Russ Grayson]

Loquats were planted in times past in places like Randwick (Sydney) and the
Inner West as garden trees, which is interesting when you consider a mature
loquat can take up most of the space in gardens in these locales.

While loquats might be the thing in rural Victoria, the thing with loquats
in Sydney, however, is that they are a fruit fly vector. I don't think most
people in Sydney know that you can eat the fruits, though I sometimes see
pnnets of them on sale at the grocer.

I find them tasty.

...Russ Grayson

On 1/12/06 4:02 PM, "Graeme George - Earthcare Permaculture"
<earthcarepc at virtual.net.au> wrote:

> David
> 
> I believe loquats are a much under-rated fruit.