Loquat

Eriobotrya japonica, a medium-sized, evergreen tree of the rose family. Its yellow/orange/apricot-coloured fruit (a pome, i.e. a fruit of the same type as the related apple or pear) is oval or pear shaped and up to 8 cm (3") long, with large, hard seeds. The flesh can be either apricot or, less often but more delicious, cream coloured. The fruit looks slightly like the related medlar, and the two are often confused; indeed, the loquat is sometimes called ‘Japanese medlar’.