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• n  small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
• n  evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
• n  yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies

• Japanese plum
• Prunus salicina
• loquat
• loquat tree
• Japanese medlar
• Eriobotrya japonica

News & Articles

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• Acadiana Gardening: Japanese plum may not bear fruit for many reasons
  Japanese plum may not bear fruit for many reasons. / Denyse Cummins Question: I’m looking for information on getting a Japanese plum tree to bear fruit. I planted mine about five years ago and have kept it espaliered against a wall, at about 6 feet tall.
  July 20, 2013 - The Journal News