As requested, here’s a photo of the Portuguese fruit that we can’t find an English name for:
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Is it a cashew apple?? Just
Is it a cashew apple?? Just a guess on my part.
this is a job for Tao of Mac
this is a job for Tao of Mac Rui methinks!
Looks like a loquat, such as
Looks like a loquat, such as line the sidewalks in California.
That looks right, in which
That looks right, in which case Portugal ranks 8th in the world…
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Portuguese name: Nespera (as
Portuguese name: Nespera (as someone said above and according to Wikipedia’s Loquat article.
How does it taste?
How does it taste?
Looks a little like a
Looks a little like a persimmon to me, but I am heavily outvoted by the loquat advocates.
Like a loquat, obviously, and
Like a loquat, obviously, and not the slightest bit like a persimmon.
i.e. “Tastes like a loquat,
i.e. “Tastes like a loquat, obviously…”
Actually I just noticed I
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
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
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
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
It’s a loquat
Nicole, yes I see them
Nicole, yes I see them growing all over in California.
HiCould anyone help me with
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
Nespera was known in Sao Paulo mostly as Ameixa Amarela. It is the loquat (chinese).
The tree, in America, is
The tree, in America, is known as a “Loquat Oliver”. To me the fruit taste like a kiwi.
nicole. they grow here in
nicole. they grow here in arizona and they grow very large.
nicole. they grow here in
nicole. they grow here in arizona and they are very large.
We have this tree in front of
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
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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