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Old 04-23-2010, 04:41 PM
 
Location: Inner Loop
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I have quite a few of these fruit trees in my apartment complex, but I don't know exactly what kind. They look like something I use to eat when I was a kid. I use to go over to my friends house and we would pick these yellow fruit off the tree. They were extremely juicy and delicious. Just wandering if these could be the same or anything close. I know these fruit probably aren't native to Houston. They actually look like a Asian fruit I saw on the internet. I would like to know what type of fruit they are, and when they are ready to pick....so I can eat them, haha.



They look almost exactly like the ones I had when I was a kid. Just a little smaller, and not as yellow.
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Old 04-23-2010, 04:44 PM
 
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Looks like figs. I had a fig tree when I lived in the Heights.
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Old 04-23-2010, 04:45 PM
 
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I've never seen such a thing.
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Old 04-23-2010, 04:50 PM
 
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It's called a loquat. I have a large loquat tree in my yard here in Austin. The fruit is delicious. I had a few as a snack just last night. And you're right, they're native to Asia and came to America by way of California in the 1800's.
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Old 04-23-2010, 05:00 PM
 
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They kinda of look like pears , ive seen them in the Asian Supermarket near me.
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Old 04-23-2010, 05:02 PM
 
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Not Figs, Not Pears. They are Loquats. Very delicious with large non-edible seeds. Ants love them, so take care to protect the tree from cut-ants and the fruit from everything else.
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Old 04-23-2010, 05:02 PM
 
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Yea, I thought they were pears, too.
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Old 04-23-2010, 05:14 PM
 
Location: Inner Loop
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Okay thanks for the info. I think I use to eat them when I was very young. I will try and see what I can do about protecting them. But the thing is there are about 5 of the trees, as far as I have seen. And most are the size of this one, haha. They are pretty big. I guess I should read up on the tree. I'm always up for free eats, haha. And since I love fruit the most, I am absolutely giddy right now.
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Old 04-23-2010, 07:29 PM
 
Location: A little suburb of Houston
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Loquats are best when the fruit turns an orangy color...yum!
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Old 04-23-2010, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Inner Loop
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Loquats are best when the fruit turns an orangy color...yum!
Thanks for that little bit of info. It's exactly what I needed to know. I have a choice of literally hundreds of Loquats. I don't think anyone else eats them, haha. They probably don't think they are fruit.
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