Loquat - Page 5

Richard · 03-31-2012, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas

Thanks for the advice Richard. So far, it seems like my loquat is constantly going through cycles of putting out new growth, so I take it that I would just need to avoid pruning off the last round of new growth right before flowering in Fall. Does that sound right, to avoid reducing the (potential) crop too much.

Thin, don't trim.

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

So in general its better to avoid pruning at all?
Im pretty sure all nusery stock here are seedlings not grafted trees so what I have is "cat in the sack"

Whats the best way to graft a loqat?

It really depends on the size of the receiver and where you are grafting onto it. This guide is helpful:

Grafting

venturabananas · 03-31-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard

Thin, don't trim.

Right, got it.

lkailburn · 04-02-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

Wow, lucky you! Loquats are one of my favorite fruits. Here in California, we get tons of them, and they're even bigger than those. I wonder how growing them inside affected their taste.

Not sure as i have never tasted another but these were very good in my mind. Only sweet, no sour or tart taste. Surprisingly juicy, i'd say about as juicy as a ripe peach, obviously with much less flesh lol. Interestingly enough, we were walking through the nursery where we bought this loquat, and they were potting up(sold) the last one of the same shipment, and it had maybe 3 or 4 fruit on it; they were about twice as large, but were very oblong, more oblong than an egg even. We did not thin any of our fruits, which probably was one factor for the small size, but also the indoor amount of light vs if it was outdoors was probably the second biggest impact. I wonder though if yehuda fruits are normally round or oblong.

-Luke

caliboy1994 · 04-08-2012, 05:11 PM

JACKPOT

lkailburn · 04-09-2012, 11:30 AM

Yum! The skin on those looks smooth. Are they normally? Ours were fuzzy like a peach, but washed off with a quick rinse.

-Luke

caliboy1994 · 04-09-2012, 12:42 PM

On these ones the skin is smooth, but the stem is fuzzy. I guess it depends on the cultivar. I'm not sure what cultivar this is, but whatever it is I have been eating it since my early childhood.

caliboy1994 · 04-09-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

JACKPOT

Does anyone know what variety this might be? The fruit is 1 to 1 and a half inches long, and the flesh is orange and juicy. It can contain anywhere from 1 to 5 seeds.

Richard · 04-09-2012, 04:37 PM

An underfed variety.

It could be a specific cultivar or just a seedling. Loquat seeds are notoriously easy to sprout -- often from a nearby tree or a feasting bird, to the point of being a nuisance.

Even if it was fed a robust diet, it would still be difficult to identify by picture or even taste. One person who is somewhat of an expert in the tastes of Loquats is Jim Neitzel of the San Diego CRFG chapter.

caliboy1994 · 04-09-2012, 06:50 PM

I've solved the mystery: Turns out it's a second generation seedling from an unnamed cultivar originally found in France. Even though it's a seedling, the fruit are still great.

Blake09 · 04-09-2012, 11:03 PM

Last week I was down on vacation and there was a loquat tree nearby. I’ve wanted to try the fruit before and now that I got the chance, I tried my first loquat. I’m hooked! I came home with a couple handfuls of them. Will they produce fruit in zone 8a ? It said that they take 7-10 years (i couldnt wait that long) sometimes to start producing fruit from seed. Or should I get a cutting/grafting from someone that already has a tree?

sunfish · 04-15-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Whats the main difference between fruiting and ornamental typ?
Well thats beside the other one doesnt beare a fruit

Bronze Loquat I believe

Dalmatiansoap · 04-15-2012, 09:10 AM

Great looking plant!!

venturabananas · 04-15-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Bronze Loquat I believe

They are really attractive plants. They have a couple prime specimens in front of my doctor's office. Makes me feel slightly better about going to see him! I wish that species made edible fruit instead of just getting by on looks!

Dalmatiansoap · 04-15-2012, 11:35 AM

I guess it can be propagated by the seeds?

alias · 04-15-2012, 02:55 PM

Is Eriobotrya japonica called loquat?
In Croatia it's called nešpola (neshpola). It's a tree that birds eat and that's how they get into wilderness.

sunfish · 04-15-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alias

Is Eriobotrya japonica called loquat?
In Croatia it's called nešpola (neshpola). It's a tree that birds eat and that's how they get into wilderness.

Loquat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

alias · 04-15-2012, 04:03 PM

Yes, that's it.
We call it also japanese MUŠMULA /mushmula/.

sunfish · 04-17-2012, 10:31 PM

venturabananas · 04-17-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Balboa Park, right? Saw that exact tree a week and a half ago.

sunfish · 04-18-2012, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas

Balboa Park, right? Saw that exact tree a week and a half ago.

Yes .

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caliboy1994 <div style="font-style: italic;"><div style="font-style: italic;">Tropical fruit maniac</div></div> caliboy1994's Photo Gallery Location: Santa Clara, CA / Granada Hills, CA Find me on the map! Zone: USDA zone 9b/10a; Sunset zone 15/19 Name: Andreas Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,675 BananaBucks : 52,805 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 955 Times Was Thanked 1,264 Times in 761 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 223 Times	Re: Loquat On these ones the skin is smooth, but the stem is fuzzy. I guess it depends on the cultivar. I'm not sure what cultivar this is, but whatever it is I have been eating it since my early childhood. __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson Find me on Photobucket here: http://s1061.photobucket.com/profile/musamaniac

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