The difference between loquat and wild loquat

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of loquat are leathery, lanceolate, obovate or elliptical-oblong, about 12-30 cm long and 3-9 cm wide, with serrated edges on the upper part and entire base. It is shiny and hairless above and has gray-brown down underneath. Petiole almost absent or very short, 6-10 mm long.

The leaves of wild loquat are rectangular, obovate or ovate-rectangular. It is much smaller than the former, about 7.5-13 cm long, about 2.2-4.5 cm wide, and the petiole is about 1-1.2 cm long.

2. Petal Difference

Loquat has a panicle inflorescence growing at the top. The petals are white and oblong or oval.

Wild loquat also has panicles. The petals are yellow-green in color.

3. Fruit Difference

Loquat fruit is spherical or oblong, and yellow or orange in color.

The wild loquat fruit is spherical, much smaller than the former, and purple-red in color.