One tough tree the loquat, cold, hot, wet, dry you pretty well much can name it for this tough beauty. Reasonably fast growing, a great pioneer tree that has a nice tropical look about it. With the added bonus of fruit that’s good to eat, and quite ornamental with the yellow fruit. Be warned though the birds love them, so if you want the birds in the garden like I do, they can have the fruit being a bird attracting tree, iam quite happy with the birds!

I agree Loquats are really pretty. They are a good compliment to palms and other tropical/subtropical plants in the garden. They also proliferate very easily and if you plant one you’ll find out you end up with several once they have started to bear fruit! They seem to handle all the weather Central Texas can throw at them: cold down to 10F, heat to 115F, months with no rain (although they will look exhausted), or deluges and saturated soils! My local birds love them as they create quite a dense thicket offering shade and protection from predators.