Hello Oron and Trevor. Many thanks for your assistance. I googled Loquat tree and have to say Trevor I think that is what we have in our courtyard. We have removed the adjacent monster cactus from hell with the assistance of a man with a chainsaw and a big truck. It was easily 3 metres high and the same in circumference and hundreds of long sharp thorns. Behind it all, shielded from sunlight was this tree. Now, in SE Queensland which was home for us until last year, Loquat trees are attacked by fruit fly. I don't know if this is the case in Ibiza. We gave our tree a short "back and sides" last month and it is sprouting new leaves. It has small green, immature fruit which I think we should remove. Do you agree? The plants in our garden have been sadly neglected for many years and I wonder if we should keep the loquat tree which is somewhat overshadowed by other plants or if we should remove it altogether and plant something else. Thank you for your interest. Susan