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The Japanese loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is a plant belonging to the family Rosaceae.
There are two different fruits which are indicated with the name of medlar: the fruit of Eriobotrya japonica (Japanese medlar) which is precisely what today most marketed and known.
The Japanese loquat tree is a tree of medium size (up to eight ten feet tall and the same in width) which is usually grown and resulted in a smaller size. The tree is evergreen and the leaves are very large (up to 25 cm length, width up to 10 cm), very strong consistency, similar to board, with the dorsal surface of green in color, shiny, while the reverse is pale green, whitish and very hairy.