Eriobotrya japonica ~ Loquat green-leaf COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Maple

COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Maple

deep red-purple foliage turns brilliant scarlet in fall

Rhododendron x Girard Girards Crimson 3zz

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The leaves turn a lovely orange-red color in the autumn

Eriobotrya japonica ~ Loquat green-leaf COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese MapleLoquat is a small fruit producing evergreen tree with a short trunk and upward reaching branches. The strongly veined leathery dark green foliage has a lighter rusty green underside leathery dark green foliage. Large panicles of sweetly fragrant white star shaped flowers bloom in late fall to early winter. Following the flowers are edible fruits with smooth or downy yellow to orange skin that ripen in spring. Prefers consistently moist well drained