Loquat is native to China and has a very long planting history. According to Zhou Li's "Local Officials", "Tian people are in charge of the country's fields, the fruit of trees, and rare things, which are rare grapes and loquats." There are annotations in the text, which were made by Zheng Kangcheng in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, loquat was planted as a fruit tree by the people of China at least 1800 years ago. It is said to be native to Jiajiang, Sichuan. In the Tang dynasty, loquat was listed as a tribute, and its origin gradually expanded to the north and south of the river. Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem entitled "Jiangyin is on the hillside of Hu Aishan, and loquat is full of forests in May", describing the grand occasion of loquat planting at that time. Later spread abroad, Japan, France, Britain, India, Algeria, Chile, Australia, Mexico, Argentina and many other countries. They introduced loquat trees from China.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shanglinyuan, he transplanted 10 loquat tree from here, which is known as a famous fruit and rare tree. In the Tang Dynasty. Loquat has also been listed as a tribute, and its origin has gradually expanded to the north and south of the river. According to Tang Shu? Geography "contains:" Yuhang County tribute loquat. The Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty and some local chronicles in Qing Dynasty also recorded that loquat was produced in Tangqi, superior to other places, and was exported to Jiangsu and Shanghai.