Botanical Name: Eriobotrya deflexa
Common Name: Bronze Loquat
Type of Plant: dicot: tree/shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright, mostly multi-trunked tree, with low, dense branching pattern forming a rounded or flat-topped canopy; very shrubby if left unpruned
Height 10-20' (25')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil tolerates most; prefers well-draining loam
Hardiness some frost (zones 8-24); thrives in warm, sunny locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, elliptic-oval; serrate-dentate, 4-10" long; young foliage is copper red; leaves are shinier than Eriobotria japonica
Flowers white, in 5-10" long terminal panicles; spring
Fruit usually none; if present, an oval yellow drupe 3/4-1" long
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings, or graftingonto seedlings
 
Usage:
a small accent tree, valued for its large, attractive foliage and wide-spreading form; espaliers, container plant; informal hedges
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular (not very drought-tolerant); can tolerate lawn watering if drainage is good
Fertilizing balanced, in spring; add iron to correct chlorosis
Pruning to shape desired; as a tree, needs frequent thinning
Pests/Diseases bacterial fireblight
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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