On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu's backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before suddenly ...

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On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before suddenly ...

Loquats are sweetest when soft and orange. The flavor is a mix of peach, citrus and mild mango. Some say the loquat reminds them of a cherry-plum cross — you decide! Although loquat trees are ...

A loquat tree grew in the garden of Nicole Routhier's childhood home in southern France. Her mother used to eat the juicy, apricot-colored fruit straight from the tree. When Routhier, author of Nicole ...

SANTA CRUZ >> There are a lot of good reasons for picking the loquats that are about the fall from trees all over Santa Cruz County, including saving food from the waste stream, lowering your carbon ...

Baseball season might have already started, but, in my house, we are counting down the days until the start of loquat season. Loquats are those yellowish orange fruits that are hanging on trees all ...