Finally, it froze!

Loquat in bloom December 2.

In keeping with the weird weather trend, we got our first freeze on January 9 — pretty late in the season. It was a long, mild fall. In early December our loquat tree bloomed. We’ve lived here for 12 years and only twice have we gotten fruit from that tree.  Don't like loquats, so both times I put a notice on our neighborhood list and somebody came and picked them.  Anyway, according to Aggie horticulture, if temperatures stay above 27 degrees we will probably get fruit in late winter/early spring.  The tree itself is a nice tropical looking landscape plant that survives down to 10 degrees.

Loquat blossoms attracted butterflies and bees.