HEIGHT up to 20 ft (6 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE China, Japan, India, Australia, South America, California, Mediterranean, South Africa
In the unusual flowering cycle of this tree, the flowers bloom with the onset of winter and the edible fruit ripens by spring. It has a dense, rounded, glossy dark green canopy. BARK Dark gray, smooth, and flaking. LEAF Alternate, smooth above, hairy beneath, toothed margins. FLOWER Large, white, fragrant, in terminal racemes. FRUIT Pearshaped to oval pome.
