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Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat) Life
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Eriobotrya japonica, Green Coucal, Mutare,
Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat) in fruit in
Cape Town garden, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
The Loquat is native to southeastern China and
was introduced to southern Africa as an ornamental tree with fruit that can be
eaten. In South Africa it has been classified as a
Category 3 invasive weed. This means that you should not propagate, plant,
import, sell/buy this species. If you have a loquat tree that has been growing
from before the start of these regulations (30 March 2001) it can be left
growing - but only if it is growing further than 30 metres for a 1:50 year flood
line of stream, river etc. If it is growing within 30 metres it needs to be
removed.
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