Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), also called Japanese plum and Japanese medlar, is a native of China but grows abundantly in Florida, both cultivated and in the wild. When my family first moved here from ...

The woman in the dressing room at Talbots was adamant: Southerners make jelly from loquats. "That's all." At least she knew what I was talking about. Although the lovely, evergreen loquat tree is ...