Looks a little like a persimmon to me, but I am heavily outvoted by the loquat advocates.
Like a loquat, obviously, and not the slightest bit like a persimmon.
i.e. “Tastes like a loquat, obviously…”
Actually I just noticed I have a loquat tree poking a couple fruit laden branches over a fence into our backyard from the neighbors. I guess this is the first season I’ve been able to see it, since I did some clearing. You and Catherine and wee Oliver will have to stop by, Peter, and pick a few!
The Portuguese word for loquat is nespera. Ask the vendor if the fruit you’re buying is called a nespera.
Does anyone know what the fruit (arasies) is called in english? (I’m probabbly misspeling it). It’s a small delicious fruit that comes in different colors.
Does anyone know if these fruit trees will grow in the United states? I got a hold of some of the fruit and planted about 10 pits… and now they are becoming trees and I don’t know what to do! (I’m asking about the N
It’s a loquat
Nicole, yes I see them growing all over in California.
Hi
Could anyone help me with the tree called “arassaleiro”.It produces a fruit called arassa which I ate as a kid in the old country,Portugal.I have looked everywhere and cannot find it or a translation for it.Thank You
Nespera was known in Sao Paulo mostly as Ameixa Amarela. It is the loquat (chinese).
The tree, in America, is known as a “Loquat Oliver”. To me the fruit taste like a kiwi.
nicole. they grow here in arizona and they grow very large.
nicole. they grow here in arizona and they are very large.
We have this tree in front of our house…and I was told it’s “Arassa”. They look like miniature limes…but then turn pink/red and taste like a combination of a pear and a lime — to me anyway. Thanks!
There is a loquat tree (on a vacant lot) with tons of fruit nearly ripe in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It has some yellow fruit up high, but the school children have picked all of the lower ones. I have picked up quite a few seeds to try and start a few of my own. This is March 16, 2012.
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Is it a cashew apple?? Just a guess on my part.
this is a job for Tao of Mac Rui methinks!
Looks like a loquat, such as line the sidewalks in California.
That looks right, in which case Portugal ranks 8th in the world…
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Portuguese name: Nespera (as someone said above and according to Wikipedia’s Loquat article.
How does it taste?
Looks a little like a persimmon to me, but I am heavily outvoted by the loquat advocates.
Like a loquat, obviously, and not the slightest bit like a persimmon.
i.e. “Tastes like a loquat, obviously…”
Actually I just noticed I have a loquat tree poking a couple fruit laden branches over a fence into our backyard from the neighbors. I guess this is the first season I’ve been able to see it, since I did some clearing. You and Catherine and wee Oliver will have to stop by, Peter, and pick a few!
The Portuguese word for loquat is nespera. Ask the vendor if the fruit you’re buying is called a nespera.
Does anyone know what the fruit (arasies) is called in english? (I’m probabbly misspeling it). It’s a small delicious fruit that comes in different colors.
Does anyone know if these fruit trees will grow in the United states? I got a hold of some of the fruit and planted about 10 pits… and now they are becoming trees and I don’t know what to do! (I’m asking about the N
It’s a loquat
Nicole, yes I see them growing all over in California.
Hi
Could anyone help me with the tree called “arassaleiro”.It produces a fruit called arassa which I ate as a kid in the old country,Portugal.I have looked everywhere and cannot find it or a translation for it.Thank You
Nespera was known in Sao Paulo mostly as Ameixa Amarela. It is the loquat (chinese).
The tree, in America, is known as a “Loquat Oliver”. To me the fruit taste like a kiwi.
nicole. they grow here in arizona and they grow very large.
nicole. they grow here in arizona and they are very large.
We have this tree in front of our house…and I was told it’s “Arassa”.
They look like miniature limes…but then turn pink/red and taste like a combination of a pear and a lime — to me anyway.
Thanks!
There is a loquat tree (on a vacant lot) with tons of fruit nearly ripe in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It has some yellow fruit up high, but the school children have picked all of the lower ones. I have picked up quite a few seeds to try and start a few of my own. This is March 16, 2012.