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Description:

Indigenous to China, the Loquat is a subtropical fruit that is available from California from March to June. Growers in Chile have planted Golden Nugget variety Loquat trees, and now, thanks to our neighbors in the southern hemisphere, we have Loquats in winter. The Golden Nugget Loquat is large and ovoid, with succulent, tangy-sweet, orange flesh with a flavor reminiscent of apricots. Each fruit has 4 to 5 brown seeds, but the seed cavity is relatively small. Like Apples, Golden Nugget Loquat have high sugar, acid and pectin levels, and are perfect for salads, pies, tarts, jams, jellies and chutneys.