How to Grow Loquat Trees and Get a TON of Fruit

[@epicgardening]

Considering saving all of my loquat seeds from this year's harvest and selling them on my shop - thoughts?

[@werftv4580]

loquats are bountiful around SD for damn sure.. and require very little trimming..

[@KamiM1111]

Epic Gardening - I would be interested, but I am still trying to see if the tree will flourish in Ohio weather? Thoughts on that Epic Gardner? Central Ohio has four seasons, mild winters - 4 months winter few inches of snow.

[@epicgardening]

You could grow in a wheeled container and bring indoors!

[@eleanorcapulong8781]

Very prolific, could prove profitable. The fruits that I don't get to end up self seeding, then germinating, and in one season I can pot about 30 seedlings, and discard still even more.

[@danaihongwanishkul5670]

Epic Gardening I am here in Bermuda where loquats are celebrated. You can infuse the seeds with vodka or white rum and make something that taste like amaretto. It’s very delicious.

[@rodneyslinger6316]

The fruit from these trees is absolutely delicious. Because of this I am baffled that so many people in my area have really nice, large, heavy producing trees in their yards yet they ignore them, allowing the fruit to fall to the ground and rot.

[@dubsbarry9963]

Agreed, they're surprisingly awesome when ripe. Reminds me of pindo palm fruit

[@technoraptor7778]

That is disturbing to me...what a waist

[@jane1385]

Same here in south Louisiana. It makes me so sad to see! I’ve gone knock on doors to ask if I could pick some many times. I’ve also been trying to grow my own from seeds for years and haven’t had any luck yet. I finally bought an already grown small tree to plant in my yard and it after 2 days it got blown over from a bad storm. :( Plus I had it in full sun because that’s what the card said on it but now I don’t know where to put it, as i have no shaded areas. That is if it survives being dug up lol what a mess

[@LiliansGardens]

@@jane1385 I'm so sorry friend I had to laugh. I will say place a firm screen around it for the first eight weeks. Best of luck. I am growing a kumquat.

[@jane1385]

@@LiliansGardens I moved it to a different area and dug the hole a little deeper and staked it up better and it hasn’t moved since so hopefully this works. But it is still in full sun due to no shade in my yard, hope it makes it through the summer heat! oh and my dogs think i planted it for them to pee on 😬 so I have to get something around it to stop them. Lol nothings ever easy here!

[@pand9293]

Itìs not just the fruits. Loquats are fantastic for the bees because they give them 4 months of precious winter nectar !! They're literally gold medal for the honeybees.

[@byork2223]

Love loquats. My parents had one in our yard when I was a kid. It's my dream to live where I can have one again. I crave that flavor!

[@epicgardening]

It's sooooo good huh!

[@byork2223]

@@epicgardening Yes, and really difficult to describe the flavor. Almost nobody knows what the heck I'm talking about!

[@sueme1954]

It tastes like a peach that does not hit you over the head with sweetness and drippy sticky juice.

[@technoraptor7778]

Me tooooo!!!

[@jjcousin1]

Some Chinese buffets have them on their fruit/dessert bar already peeled and deseeded. Be on the lookout and give 'em a try. They are one of my favorite fruits.

[@epicgardening]

Definitely will, had no idea

[@TheSliverleaf]

Growing up my neighbor had many fruit trees and this was one of them. It was about 50 years old and so big, the fruit that came off the tree could feed everyone on our block. We would help my mom make jam and jelly and my favorite fruit leather. Wish I lived where I could grow one. Great video and thank you so much

[@BDAShadow1]

Loaquats are a MASSIVE part of Bermudian culture, and I've never seen them anywhere else in the world. This is so pleasing.

[@neliborba9030]

They exist in Azores.

[@BDAShadow1]

@@neliborba9030 Lots of Portuguese (from Azores specifically as well) in Bermuda, funny.

[@danielpierre3161]

Hum…I’m in Japan and there are everywhere !

[@SPDcru]

We have them in Texas 😊We call them Japanese plum trees because I believe they are originally from Asia

[@shannonwells3736]

LOVE loquats. I had never heard of them until I found a tree in the neighborhood. Last year I started one from seed and they grow so fast I definitely need to upgrade its pot sooner than later

[@epicgardening]

Good luck growing it!

[@yvette6777]

Shantastic Gardens how big has it grown in a year ? And how long it took to sprout for you? Thanks

[@shezim6824]

Never thought '枇杷' (loquat in Chinese) can grow so well in San Diego.The fruits are very juicy and often used to treat respiratory symptoms as traditional Chinese medicine.

[@marcosantacruz9086]

In Las Vegas, and we have a couple, I'm guessing they're very adaptable, toward hotter climates.

[@crestie6185]

I bought some loguats and saved all the seeds and planted them. Took about a month or a month and a half for them to sprout. I have three little saplings about an inch tall. Stay tuned for me to add updates on the loguats to this comment! Happy planting! 🌱🍃

[@crestie6185]

Update 1: Think I over watered them.. :( the tops of two of the saplings turned dark brown and squishy and fell off. They are now about a centimeter tall. I have know idea if they will survive or not. The third sapling however is doing fine, hasn't grown any taller though. I planted a few more loquats 3 or 4 days ago, still haven't sprouted. Will do another update when something happens :)

[@crestie6185]

Update 2: I planted some other loquats around a week after the ones I've been talking about (the ones I've been talking about died) but the ones I planted a week after I planted the other ones are doing GREAT! I have 9 little 1-2 inch tall loquat saplings planted in pots outside. They are doing great! I might do another update if something happens but im not sure. Good luck planting loquats!

[@crestie6185]

Update 3: Haven't updated in a while, but the loquats are doing wonderful! All the little 4-5 inch trees have 2-3 leaves each and they are looking great! Short update, but tremendous growth! Again, might do another update if something significant happens, but not 100% sure if I'll update. Edit: forgot to say how many saplings I have! I have 13!

[@jane1385]

@@crestie6185 what’s the latest? And have you figured out what went wrong with the first batch? I’ve had that problem too or mine just won’t grow at all :(

[@di_nwflgulf3547]

I have 2 , 2-3 y o I grew from seed, I'm NWFL gulf 8a, atm they sit out by the pool , doing great..... They are about 3ft , wanting to plant front yard next year..💁‍♀️🏖👣🌴🩴

[@dave082360]

I found a Loquat growing in a hotel parking lot. I picked a few fruits to eat and kept the seeds. I planted a seed in a coffee can and placed it on side of garage & forgot about it. It later grew to 1 ft tall. I transplanted it to a shady morning spot. It took 8 - 9 years for it to produce (I felt like a dad with his first baby). I eventually gave up the Loquat and the house to the X-wife. I do miss that tree! My new Wife just gave me an envelope she said I had given her years ago (what brought me here). THEY ARE LOQUAT!

[@rea8755]

She a keeper , the wife too! just playing, you're Lucky

[@digitaldynamic3476]

I moved to S.D. A little over a year ago and discovered this fruit for the first time, I managed to successfully get a few plants growing from seed. This is without a doubt one of the single best fruits I’ve discovered that I had no idea existed (for reference I am pushing 40 and have lived in 49 of the 50 states) Thank You for helping me understand this rad plant 🌱 😊

[@A21twentyone]

We have 5 of those trees, they're all producing like crazy every year, it's really abundant here in Morocco.

[@epicgardening]

Oh I bet Moroccan climate is perfect for it!

[@bousninate]

Lmzah 😉

[@jeanjaquesibrahim328]

We have a lot of them in lebanon too but we call them akidene im curious what dou call them in morroco?

[@A21twentyone]

@@jeanjaquesibrahim328 لمزاح lmzah

[@excetoyt]

Same here in algeria

[@babopenguin]

I'm also in San Diego & my backyard has a tree. I really needed this video, cause it wasn't as fruitful anymore, so thank you!

[@mistuhjawknee5505]

my neighbors had this tree hanging over the fence when I was young. I would absolutely CLEAN that hanging branch - they were such delicious little fruits! I want to grow one for my daughter now

[@whamarshall]

Just discovered loquats this year - amazing fruits and DELICIOUS. I’d say taste-wise is a cross between plum and apricot. Certainly don’t keep - fridge is full of jams (great mixed with a little strawberry, or even jalapeño for cheeses). Will be drying some next year!

[@battlegnome7.625]

Have two planted in ground in northern Florida… have 4 in pots… all grown from seeds from fruit that I ate off a neighbor’s tree… they’re great! Thanks for the dehydrating idea… gonna use that when mine start fruiting one day!

[@MaureenMacharia]

Omg!!! We have this fruit tree in Kenya. Love love the juicy plums.

[@heidis6210]

Wow I'm so glad I found this video!! Me and the Chinese plum trees go way back! I remember we had one in our front yard when I was a kid and all the neighborhood kids would come over and eat all of the fruit and my dad would get so mad!!! Lol... anyways I moved from South Florida to North Florida and seen one fruiting in someone's yard and I haven't seen or heard about them for 20 years or so and so I Stopped and pulled over one day the guy was outside with his dogs and I didn't hesitate to ask for some fruit to get the seeds and low and behold now i have two of them about 2 feet tall just planted and they already have new growth!! I love loquats they are so yummy and soooo under rated!! And I never thought of dehydrating them that's an awesome idea!!

[@jerricroft937]

I've had one for 15 years in my Greenhouse in Northern Utah I guess it's not getting enough light the plant looks absolutely beautiful it went through the roof of my Greenhouse which is about 14 ft I had to trim it down I'm so disappointed I love loquats. I stole my loquat seed from the San Diego Botanical Garden good memories

[@epicgardening]

Hahaha you took it from SD Botanical! I secretly love that :P

[@Free_Falastin2024]

People like you inspire me, Jerri. I don't even mind that you took it because you did it to grow a loquat in northern Utah. You didn't stop there. You also took care of said seed for 15 years in a climate that would have absolutely decimated the plant within a year. SD Botanical Gardens should hire you and set up some type of remote botanical outpost with you in charge of the operation.

[@AnanasDoktor]

In 2019 I had a loquat harvest in Germany on my planted since 2013. This year I briefly wrapped them with air cushion film over the winter and put in a floor heating cable. It looks like some fruits will stay on it, so that there can be a harvest in summer this year in August.

[@Ecfotografy]

We had those growing up in Cali....they are delicious and so abundant and low maintenance

[@janicealderson4329]

We live in S France and just bought one today! Didn't realise it had fruit just been savouring the fragrance as we passed peoples houses - so a big bonus - lovely. We live in the sticks in a mountain area very different environment to yours. Thanks for the lovely video.

[@MyTinyFoodForest]

I'm in Australia but have a tiny backyard so I'm trying to get a dwarf loquat. Love love love your tree. Thank you for this fantastic video!

[@elyssialinkwade7161]

Thank you for this really awesome video! Pushed it on my Facebook pages. This was beautiful!!! Loquats are my favorite fruit, and I think there's alot of medicinal benefits, so they're largely wasted as a super good food. Thanks again! Love & Light ♡

[@claudiar8656]

im intrigued, what medicinal benefits do they have?

[@rrrrrfffff]

My friend has one of these growing in their front yard - it was there when they moved in too, supposedly planted to be ornamental as well. I had never seen or heard of these before and my friend didn't know what it was called. It took a lot of digging to figure it out what they were but these have to be one of my favorite non-grocery store fruits. I know it's against advice & best judgement but I'm going to try my hand at growing them from seed off my friend's plant. Wish me luck! ✌️👍

[@spawnofjaws]

Good to see some love for Loquats! Me and kids from the neighborhood of my complex growing up in fla used to climb the trees and eat the fruit. They’d bruise and turn to mush so quickly, but they had a great light flavor, slightly enzyme-y like a pineapple, but barely. So sweet!

[@epicgardening]

Yeah they degrade FAST which is why I like to dehydrate :)

[@shugman3090]

Did the same growing up in South Fla. we had a huge tree at my church and they were usually unripe, then ripe and over ripe in three Sundays (if that makes sense😂)

[@aliciajames7544]

Love these trees! Was only talking about planting one a few weeks back, great description if the taste - I was struggling trying to describe how delicious they are 🥰 thanks for the vid!

[@epicgardening]

Welcome - they're one of my favs!

[@KatMartin-si4pl]

I think they taste like sweet white grapes a little. The ones on my tree are so sweet and delicious!

[@Davidmaxwell07]

I just foraged a bunch yesterday. Going to make jam today

[@gailseymour4133]

I live in Santa Rosa, CA where climate change is definitely causing hotter and drier summers. The past SF Bay Area climate has changed into more of a Sacramento Valley climate to my great concern and dismay. I have 4 loquat trees that were planted by squirrels so they are “volunteers”. Volunteers of any plant species are always the hardiest compared to those that I plant. I just discovered how delicious and nutritious (rich in Vit A) loquats are. I dried them last year and they are such a sweet treat. What I especially love is the tropical look they have given my backyard. I now have a microclimate under the trees where my other plants thrive during the hot summer due to the “loquat” shade and moisture. I have some ginger plants growing underneath. Also love that they provide for pollinators in the fall and winter when there are few other flowers. One other benefit is the leaves that fall. I used to think they were messy but the leaves provide a mulch where they fall and I also gather these after they are dried to provide carbon for my compost pile. These trees are a GIFT !

[@gopxrock4950]

I grow 3 of them from seeds. All taste great.The benefit of growing the branches low are to shade the trunk from the sun and the fruit are easy to pick. The 4th tree is in the ground. Thank God is not from Fast Growing Tree. It's my 2nd generation loquat from seed. The leaves on my 4th tree is huge. Green and healthy looking tree. I expect fruit next year.

[@ValenciaVile]

These are amazing! I wish they were sold in the grocery store 😭 I definitely plan on planting one when I have the yard space.

[@letsseeif]

My nana has a huge Loquat Tree in Melbourne Aussie when i was young. Loved climbing it and picking & eating them.

[@technoraptor7778]

I LOVE LOQUATS!!!!! I grew up eating these....now I live with none around me...when I get my own house...im planting one!!

[@westlucygirl]

So, I'm looking at planting citrus trees in our new (future) home scape about a half hour from the Texas coast, and I saw your video on loquats. I have forgotten they exist! My grandparents had a huge tree in Altamont Springs, Fla. when I was a kid (circa 1980's), since then we've moved away. Yep, gotta get my hands on one. Thank you!

[@noorb8060]

just bought one of $9.00 on sale. I grew up eating them from my friends yard, We called them Chinese plums. I hope to give my kids the same memories

[@jane1385]

Yes we call them Japan plums in south Louisiana! I grew up eating them and love them!!!

[@stevenpucci2148]

I live in NJ at the shore (zone 7) and I grew a loquat sapling that I ordered online for almost 3 years with no damage from the winters and it was growing nicely but unfortunately it died from me over fertilizing it last September. I just discovered a big 10 foot loquat tree at a nursery in their green house that they are selling it for $269. Expensive I know but I might just take a chance and buy it to plant outside. The previous one was on the south facing side of my house so in a sheltered area. Also, I discovered 2 big loquat trees by the beach so I know they can survive here. The only problem is that they won't fruit in NJ but still cool being able to grow a subtropical tree here!!! I also have many other exotics in my yard that many would never think could grow in NJ. 2 dwarf palmettos, several cold hardy citrus trees, passion fruit, kiwi fruit, rosemary, lavender, santolina, goji berries, jujube trees, southern magnolia and lots of cacti and yucca all around my house!!! And many other species ...

[@epicgardening]

Sorry to hear it died! Might be worth it again so long as you can protect it OK!

[@stevenpucci2148]

@@epicgardening Surprisingly the loquat seems to be a hardy tree from my experience and seeing the 2 growing at the beach and in that same southern exposure I also have the palm tree that remains unprotected in winter so it's sort of a microclimate. I commented the same thing on your Facebook post on loquat care. I'm sure you saw.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@stevenpucci2148 Your tree is probably benefitting from the warmth of the air coming off the water. Many people don't even think about "that" heat. I myself would be tempted to get that tree. 😋😋 ✌🏻❤

[@doncarriere294]

I'm just starting a loquat seedling in S.D., so this was VERY helpful! Thank you.

[@cindyj-g4078]

Thank you for the info. I think they taste like a combo of peach and mango. Loquat trees grow great in full sun in Texas 9a zone. Just moved into new house and trying to find best location for one. Left my other tree, which produced plenty of fruit without any fertilizer. Easy to grow.

[@epicgardening]

Great description of the flavor - good luck with yours my friend

[@TUTANKHAMUN077]

Been eating them since 2000. One of my fav when they are juicey n sweet. Also even if they are green and sour🥰🥰

[@AraceaeFanatics]

These have taken over a section of our property and we sell the seedlings to locals. A wonderful and gorgeous tree to have, even without the fruit.

[@johannbrandstatter7419]

Ah, you lucky man ! Here in Melbourne ( Australia, not Florida ! ) we have a different battle on to have our loquats. We have to fight two main enemies that will devastate the tree, eat all the leaves, eat all the flowers before they have a chance to blossom and eat of course, every fruit on that the tree that is then possibly left.The enemy - possums and fruit bats ( also called flying foxes ). When I see your tree and the fruit on it, I could almost cry. Happy gardening and enjoy your loquats, you know how delicious they are.

[@jamesonlol]

My aunt and uncle moved into a house and had a loquat there and they brought some over and I grew it from seed and now my lil loquat is growing in my backyard

[@luckycutie8745]

I got one in the backyard. I planted them about 13 years ago after I eat one from my mother in law's neighbor and I said to my self, I got to have one of this little fruit tree. I been harvesting for about 3 years now

[@liveworkprogress3007]

I describe the flavor as "a peach and a pear had a tasty baby" 😂

[@ewat4753]

Loquats are ubiquitous in Tampa, FL. As a child we ate them by the buckets full. They are/were in every yard I can recall. Great memories, blast from the past.

[@Outlawtv76]

In New Orleans we call these” miss believes” before hurricane Katrina these trees use to be all over the city now there REALLY REALLY hard to find . I recently found 1 & took some off somebody’s tree . Gonna be planting in my backyard

[@downunderfulla6001]

My favourite fruit ever. My mates olds tree is 20ft across and about the same size as yours. Each fruit set is about a foot long with roughly 15-20 fruit per set. I don’t even check for grubs, just shovel the fruit into my neck😋🤠

[@epicgardening]

SAME

[@a_radjoa]

Hey! Can you send me someb? I'll pay.

[@KatMartin-si4pl]

Someone gave me some seeds. On a whim, I dug a hole, dropped the seed in, and covered it. Never expected anything, and in fact forgot about it. It has now been a few years and my tree is HUGE, and I have so much fruit I have to give some away because I can't eat it all...TONS of fruit! To me, they taste like a cross between a peach and a sweet grape. SO GOOD! FYI...I live in New Orleans, so I guess the climate is good for them here!

[@kevinmckay810]

We have 5 trees and we are in Orane county California it is may and they are ready to pick making jam this year Thanks Kevin great job

[@mariamorris1807]

Hi. Hope all is well. I live in Redlands california. I got a loquat tree last year. Early this year I planted it in my yard. It gets sun the whole day. In summer I covered it. The weather has been very hot. We had many days in the 100ths degrees. I keep the soil moist but still it wilts. This week it's going to start cooling dawn. I hope not to lose my tree. My tree is about 4 feet tall. Maybe I should have kept it in a pot under a patio.

[@bridgetyatesmanry843]

My stepmom gave me a loquat tree and I am hopeful it will bear fruit! My grama use to brew the leaves to alleviate stomach issues from cramping, bloating, gas, to everything else. My stepmom didn't know this and now that she does, she loves her trees even more lol

[@redcorsair14]

On the east coast these trees grow and fruit all the way up through the coastal Carolinas. In Florida they grow everywhere and a lot of people find them a pest tree. Birds are the bane of our existence. That is a productive tree you have. I am lucky to get several per panicle and then get a couple off the tree that the mockingbirds missed.

[@jessicathompson8231]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Ours is bearing fruit for the first time now & we had no idea what to do with all these, except eat individually. This video is just what I needed. ☺ AND we have a dehydrator, yay!!

[@aaribatiq3189]

We have a loquat tree outside our house. It produced soo much fruit this year. We had to give them to our relatives. We didnt do anything. Rain and sunlight. But its quite old

[@vaerdsat4697]

Aarib Atiq Nature doing it’s own thing 👏🏼

[@dayanacba]

My mom has two loquat trees in her backyard and they grew on their own from seeds spreaded by birds (well, maybe we ate fruit and threw the seed :D). Those plants have fruit twice a year, late fall and late spring. I also noticed its flowers attracts a ton of pollinators. One of the trees is masive, so if a good tree for shade if you want it or need it. At least in Argentina were I live it is called Níspero.

[@rockdolphine]

In Mexico too, same name

[@r.r.r9300]

How long did it take for it to bear fruit?

[@dayanacba]

@@r.r.r9300 well, all my loquats grew up by themselves from seed, so I think at least 4-5 years for the first fruits but, as you can imagine, they weren't watered at all, they just got water from rain (800 mm per year in my province). I think if you take better care of your loquat possibly you get fruit sooner.

[@bambinaforever1402]

@@dayanacba thanks, my grew from seed as well, it is 3 years old still no flower no fruit

[@jaredhammonds8255]

I grew a loquat tree from seed 2 years ago. It's about a foot and a half tall. It wasn't hard at all. I even forgot about it for a while and it thrived

[@peterd.7069]

Kevin, in response to a previous video you said misting your plant does little for the plant. With this lock down, misting my plants eats some of my bored time. And it makes me feel good cause I am enjoying looking at my plants at the same time as I am misting.... 😁 Keep safe and healthy 😷😴😎🙂😘.

[@epicgardening]

Hey, no harm in that then!

[@KarmicAngel]

Ours is fruiting for the first time this year.. she's 5 yrs old and we live in Florida.. she is south facing and I just planted her when she was just a stick lol.

[@meenasmith293]

I loves Loquat, I'm from California Poway for 23 years this is make me very happy to see because I missed my loquat tree awww happy and sad so jealous of ur tree. Lols 😍🙏

[@tonyneville4425]

Fantastic ive got one growing in my backyard never knew what it was only started fruiting the last 2 springs

[@garybrumley3519]

I discovered just a few weeks ago that I had a fruit bearing tree in my back yard. We have a landscaping company that does a fall cleanup for us and they have cart blanche on what to put in. They must have needed to replace something that was struggling and used a loquat tree. I thought we just had a nice looking ‘shrub’. This is a really nice surprise.

[@diggingga6197]

Had a full grown one at a library here in my area and noticed the fruit and it is awesome.Took two baby sprouts that were growing in the bushes home and kept them in containers with limited care LIMITED i say again.I'd check on them to see how they do a little more because i really wanted these babies to succeed.So before winter last year they were in the pots for almost 2 years.I now planted them in the ground and they are doing well.Just had a sneaky cool night and the cold hurt the baby new leaves so i just clipped them off to areas where i see a sprout,but if no sprout dont worry because these things grow back like myrtle trees in a way.Im not sure when they start with the fruit though..but cold will hurt the fruit flowers if its to cold,but other than that these trees stay green all year round and smell so good when the flowers are on them and they also attrack bee's ALOT of bee's so they will benefit my garden. I live in georgia so the humidity is great for them..now i see loquat trees everywhere lol after you see one you will start seeing them all over.

[@andrewcfisher08]

Bees love it. We have 80 trees in my front yard at the farm (for our honeybees).

[@danmartin3893]

THANK YOU. I just figured out that the massive 25' tree in my yard is a loquat tree. This is very helpful.

[@dawnhanna3958]

I have one that I’ve grown from seed. It’s been 5 years and it’s FINALLY flowering!!!!

[@rabbitslippers]

Thank you so much for doing this video was very informative! I am a native Floridian and grew up in Florida with a low-cut tree in my backyard. I would eat them nearly every day! Along with the grapefruit tree, tangerine tree, orange tree, mango tree, avocado tree, Florida cherry tree, lemon and lime tree! My dad loved growing trees! We also had an Akee tree!!! Keep up the great work!

[@mikezinn7212]

Brilliant, nostalgic video for me. I grew up with these in South Africa as a child but haven't had one in about 30 years. The bird wildlife destroy them here in Sydney Australia so I never get to eat them!

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

As a child in Tampa, FL we had 2 of these growing in the yard. The neighborhood kids called them "Japanese Plums".

[@richardcrosby6682]

In New Orleans they're commonly called "misbeliefs" and it isn't unusual for people, especially children, to climb over fences and sneak into yards to get them.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

Something about standing under your own fruit tree eating the fruits of your labor.😋😋😋 YUM !! ✌🏻❤

[@epicgardening]

Doesn't get any better

[@farhorizons3901]

Thanks for the great advice, especially about pruning. My loquat is fruiting now (I'm in New Zealand) for the first time and I'm competing with the birds for the fruit! I hope next season I have enough to dehydrate - such a practical way to preserve them given that they fruit in a flush.

[@bambinaforever1402]

I have one which grew from stone - 3 years old and still no flower no fruit

[@gloriabailey9861]

I’m now in texas and growing my first tree from seeds I brought with me from Cali hoping soon to be able to eat one day it at this time is about a foot tall as it serviced the texas freeze we had

[@5paces164]

I grew up ravaging the Japanese Plum tree or Loquat as a child in Florida. The fruit is delicious and I hope to grow one in Southern Virginia.

[@chickasawmike1319]

My friend from Cali is going to mail me some of those and I am going to try to grow them in Oklahoma. I look forward to tasting them in three to five years.

[@victoriafarina]

this are my favorites! i actually planted some seeds and they are growing fine, im very excited to continue this loquat adventure 💛

[@epicgardening]

Amazing!

[@sunnycharacter]

Zone 8 in Central Texas and my approx 10 year old Loquat is a heavy producer. I pick what I can and the grackle birds get the ones I can’t reach. I have saved a ton of seeds. It is 20 feet tall! Love the scent of the flowers, smells like perfume! Even though it is evergreen, they do drop leaves. I have been bagging them up in freezer bags for holiday pies.

[@stefkadank-derpjr1453]

Hey from 3 years ago. I'm in zone 8 Athens, GA....Are you in 8A or B?

[@sunnycharacter]

@@stefkadank-derpjr1453 Howdy! Zone 8b. Unfortunately that bad snow and ice storm that hit us a few winters ago,in Central Texas killed that Loquat, my live oak, and all my palm trees. 😩

[@stefkadank-derpjr1453]

@@sunnycharacter oh well, yes I know, the storm that came through Christmas Eve eve last year took the temperature down to about 7° degrees and took out a few long time plant friends. Your answer is what I needed to hear....because I'm in 8A. We now have had two years in a row with no peachees because we got a temp drop down to 28°~only for 2 and 1/2 hours but blossoms had opened. I think I'm going to try and go for a container because I started these two trees from seed and it's been a few years so I would hate to see them taken down and after reading your post I realize, it's only a matter of time before that would happen.

[@sunnycharacter]

@@stefkadank-derpjr1453 It’s heartbreaking to see not only the expense but you develop a relationship of sorts with some perennial plants and trees. You see them take a long winter’s nap then waking up in the spring so you can nurture them all over again. Then if they die, it’s like losing a friend. I have about 6 banana plants and a total of 16 pups from six inches to 3 feet. Two of the bananas are over 12 feet high. The corms survive everything because I mulch and wrap the the trunks. No fruit or even inflos yet. But at least they add a tropical flair to my yard. As long as the good Lord allows (and I’m 68) I will continue nurturing them, my cannas, and my plumeria. I will pot up backups though. The plumeria stay in the garage through winter.

[@leeh-xh1iw]

I just got one four and half feet for twenty-four dollars. I remember eating the fruit when I was young, And where I go walking I saw a big Loquat tree with fruit all over it. And I had to get one.

[@luzdeluna7386]

I have about 7 big loquat trees in Kissimmee, Florida and yes, they bloom twice per year and gives awesome fruit, I make loquat preserves and cheesecake. I have so many loquat trees growing from the seeds and yes! I am selling them. Thanks for the info.

[@davescheer5038]

Hi gal, I'm in St Pete fl, I've seen these trees around the neiborhood and never tasted the fruit , or knew what it was I thought it was just an ornamental tree, due you have to plant more than one for pollination ? I want to try one in a container that way I can more it around the yard to find a happy spot for it to grow . 🤗

[@jenniferlasala3495]

I think they taste like a peach, grape, starfruit combo, I have 8 trees and love them!

[@dandelion1627]

Thanks for the video. Can you describe how do you dehydrate the fruits? Also about watering, how much is too much or "not too often" like during the Spring? Say during hot summer time if there is no rain in 4 weeks, should I water them every day and how much? During watering, should I water the leaves too?

[@catherineandrews8054]

I live in South Australia. Gets to 45C 111F regularly in summer, I do water, humidity is usually pretty low. I'm coastal, soil is poor ans Sandy. Have also never fertilized. Loads of fruit every spring here 😊

[@coolmantoole]

These do pretty well in SE Georgia Zone 8b/9a. People mostly grow them as ornamentals and don't even realize they are edible. Note the fruit crop fails here periodically but not too often. If it goes below 26F for more than a couple of hours the cold will yak the fruit. It's the first fruit that ripens each season here.

[@coolmantoole]

A potential loquat problem and a misstate I made which may require me to eventually remove one of my trees. Loquats are very, very susceptible to fireblight, more susceptible than our resistant pear varieties that we can grow in the Deep South. I have three young trees which I planted before I understood this about them. One of them is too close to one of my pear trees. Even most fireblight resistant pears get some fireblight right after they bloom. They are resistant because the harden their first flush of leaves quickly and kind of arrest the disease at an early stage and then overcome the damage with heavy growth in late summer and fall. Loquat supposedly has no such resistance but avoids fireblight by blooming in late fall or winter when it's too cool for the fireblight bacteria to really get going. The mistake I made is that one of my loquats is close enough to a pear tree that their canopies will likely touch when they mature. That likely means that the loquat will get fireblight from the pear tree through the mechanical transfer of the pathogen by the two trees touching. I will try to prevent the trees from touching by pruning both, but a better solution would have been to plant the loquats away from the pear trees. The reason I planted it where it did is because I wanted some winter protection from the west wall of my house, and the pear was already there. If you aren't in a climate with a lot of fireblight pressure this may not be a consideration when planting a loquat tree. But one does need to consider fireblight when planting them in Georgia and not plant them near pear trees.

[@meenasmith293]

Oh I bought this tree from fast growing.com now about 2 years is in the big pot and living happily with cold snowy weather too 😍

[@epicgardening]

That's great!

[@eddydejagere3411]

Very good for tea , even with fresh leaves , anti cancer .

[@davidgilhousen8191]

In my Louisiana town, the loquats (which locals call Japanese Plums) are fruit hardy to 27 deg. I planted mine by the pool where they add to a tropical look. Old New Orleans properties have them, but they are not common in local nurseries, perhaps because you need to plant them high and provide good drainage since we often have 60-100" of rain a year. Fire blight is an issue with young trees.

[@dblgiggles]

Thanks for this video. Loquats are common here in Montenegro but they nearly always succumb to a black blight like disease, especially round town. I'll try pruning ours this year to see if airflow will help but I think the atmosphere in the neighbourhood is thick with spores. A local told me they do slightly better out of town at a higher altitude so I've got a couple growing from seed in the hills. This has given another problem. The crickets love the leaves and they suffer a lot of defoliatiòn. I'm persevering though because when we have had a harvest they make delicious chutney/sweet pickle. If lightly spiced with Indian spices it's a great alternative to Mango chutney. Try it!

[@espartaco2028]

I have found that in zone 9B, Orlando FL, painting the trunk white helps protect this soft wooded tree and add a whole new dimension of loveliness. It's important to keep Loquat "pickable" in height as I've seen these up to 70' tall, with no way for a home grower to collect the fruit pre-fall-off.

[@JuanLopez-tp7hj]

I got three one called mammoth the other called Champaign and the other one I bought was just listed as Japanese plum loquat I’m so excited I live on Oahu so we definitely tropical and they are doing so well

[@aureateblues]

I have a big loquat tree in my back yard and the squirrels GO. TO. TOWN. on it. I have to harvest fast or they will have the tree stripped in a week.

[@epicgardening]

Oh man, yeah they LOVE loquats

[@RedHatClub]

My dog when he was a pup ate our loquat tree when it was still a baby, it's been 7 years and it survived that eating and when it produces fruit my dog eats the fruit off and eats it like sweets.

[@bvec97]

If you’ve ever seen “Better Call Saul” that ties into “Breaking Bad”, in season 4 Gustavo tells a story to Hector Salamanca about a loquat tree he raised back from the dead to provide food for his family. It’s worth the watch just for that story. Any gardener knows the passion and patience we have for our plants ❤️

[@WayneTheSeine]

I live in Louisiana and have volunteer loquats coming up all of the time and I have what I would consider heavy clay soil. Hoping to make some jelly soon....mine are getting there now. Thanks for teaching me about removing that inner layer.

[@epicgardening]

You're welcome!

[@mariadefatima6469]

I have one in my garden here in Egypt and I had in Portugal too and they r easy to grow don't need any work

[@juanmanuelmachucarodriquez2865]

I have two here in texas, they stay green all year, and the fruit its delicious... Very good in cool and hot weather

[@BloxyMel.]

Let’s appreciate that he’s outside in the rain that’s cold juat or make this for us

[@skyangel6336]

Zone 8 can get down to 10 degrees It doesn't happen often...We did get down to 24 this year though. I hope I get fruit I don't want just a ornamental tree...I have 2 in my yeard that are very young I just planted from pots a few weeks ago!

[@karimrishani8298]

In the Republic of Lebanon we call them Akidinieh. An they are quite resilient. Seems the Eastern Mediterranean climate suits them Loquat well.

[@lindalin3491]

I love this fruit. We have a tree in our garden. It tastes sweet and sour

[@Quest4Unknown]

I have two loquats they are small a friend gave them to me who had them in Folsom CA. I’m up in elevation 2800 ft Calaveras County CA. They have had snow ❄️ and now that it’s spring I’m going to put them in the ground on my seven acre property. I really hope they do well because they are delicious.

[@Quest4Unknown]

Oh btw I would totally take one ripe one of your tree if I was passing by lol your tree is right next to a public sidewalk

[@Quest4Unknown]

Oh and my Peaches, Apples, Cherries, Pears do so well at my elevation zone 7