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Gold Nugget
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Gold Nugget is a California-favoured loquat cultivar—deep orange skin, sweet flavour, and reliable performance in Mediterranean-type US climates. Fruit is medium-large with good dessert quality. Common in West Coast specialty and home orchards. Farmers’ markets feature Gold Nugget in spring. Handle like eggs; shelf life is short. Peel for sensitive eaters bothered by fuzz. Process soft fruit into butter and jam same day.
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Traits
California FavouriteCalifornianDeep OrangeDessertOrangeReliableSweetSweet Dessert
History
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Gold Nugget was selected and popularised in California loquat growing.
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It became a leading named loquat for US mild-winter areas.
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Nursery trade made Gold Nugget widely available.
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Gold Nugget remained a California classic cultivar.