Néflier Concrète

#### Néflier Concrète. The small evergreen tree, **Eriobotrya Japonica **is originating in China and Japan, and better known for its refreshing fruit, the Japanese medlar, also known as the loquat. The tree, which belongs to the family of Rosaceae, was introduced in the Mediterranean countries more than a century ago. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant and for its fruits in southern California, Texas and Florida, U.S.A. Furthermore, it is cultivated in Brazil for the fruits which are very popular there. Ships from the Far East brought back shoots of this shrub or small tree to Europe in the middle of the 19th century, and the trees were later introduced in the U.S.A. Only very recently, a few perfume houses became interested in the fragrant flowers and leaves of the "néflier" as it is called in the south of France. Experiments with perfume oil production were carried out in Spain and France. A **Concrète of Néflier **(flowers and leaves) was prepared by cold extraction, but the yield was very small. The concrète is a dark-green or dark olive-green colored, soft paste of extremely rich, delicately floral odor, reminiscent of lilac or hyacinth, however, more suave-balsamic than the odor of these flowers. If it were made available in reasonable amounts, **Néflier**** ****Concrète**** **would undoubtedly prove of wide interest in floral perfume bases such as apple blossom, sweet pea, freesia, lilac, muguet, etc. Since the concrète is soluble in 95% alcohol, it is generally not necessary to produce an **Absolute of Néflier**. The odor yield from the concrète is very encouraging, but a regular production of **Néflier Concrète **is not yet effective.