Which Loquat is BEST? Seedling vs Grafted

[@teter129]

I’ve watched a ton of Loquat videos, this one is by far the best and most informative. Nice job bro!

[@ZonaFigs]

I've got 4 seedlings in the ground and a few more in pots, all from seeds from different peoples trees and at different stages, so I'm very excited to see what I get. 2 of them are on their 3rd year, so I think definitely this year I should see some fruit. And I agree that lowquats are way better grown from seed. Thanks Allen great video, as always.

[@waynekitchen7134]

I'm in Jacksonville Florida and I think your Loquat trees in the Carolinas will do far better there even though it gets extremely hot here...Can you tell me what type of fertilizer you use ?

[@BLCustoms]

Another great honest video of advice. I have read that seedlings only produce after 7-12 years. This advice helped me make a loquat decision. Thank you much.

[@vnxettitw4879]

Wow you made a great case for seedlings! I was debating between them but was also impatient for fruit lol. I think I'll get 1 of each to test the theory.

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

we want to add loquats to our orchard. thanks for he tips and tricks!

[@yulduzrakhimova4376]

I have 3 seedlings planted in ground 2 years ago (I grow them from seeds). I saw info that they usually start flowering in 4-6 years and I was thinking I need to graft them in some point. After watching your video it seems I don't need to graft them and they might flower this winter. I am in California zone 9b and think it is one of the best climate for them.

[@MontereyPhoto]

I'm in zone 9b as well (Monterey Bay) I have 6 seedlings which I started under grow lights but now they're outside in small pots. I eventually want to graft them with other loquat trees in the neighborhood.

[@borracho-joe7255]

Ordered some seeds a week ago; thanks for the knowledge!

[@qctropicals]

Propagation video coming up. Make sure your seeds are fresh. If they go dry, they won't sprout.

[@thehillsidegardener3961]

Some great tips. Loquat is definitely not native to my area, I only heard of them when my wife brought some fruits back from Israel. I have now planted out a 3-year-old seedling in our hot, dry but temperate climate, it's doing great for now, hoping for some fruit in a couple of years. I really don't care about named varieties, I just hope it survives our sometimes harsh winters.

[@trito408]

My seedling took almost 7 years to flower. When it flowered it was about 12 ft tall.

[@melindaxbc5605]

Great info. THANK YOU!

[@TheChenny73]

Seedlings that are started in the actual ground will always have a better root structure than a plant started in a pot. I’ve been to too many nurseries where their stock almost useless and waste of money because the trees are so root bound there’s no saving them. Good video.

[@danielfisch655]

Great information, thank you for sharing.

[@curtsheldon2655]

Do you have to plant a seedling in a starter pot first? Or can you plant the seedling in the ground? Thanks

[@rebeccaryan6229]

Great video!

[@margaretmarshall3645]

Seems like an air layered loquat would give you the best of both worlds. Are those available?

[@kimoamadal4626]

Mon Néflier du Japon a germé à partir d'une graine. Il a huit mois et semble avoir de petites feuilles !

[@KR-by3es]

Wathing from India..I planted a seedling plant which starts fruit bearing after 4 yrs.. not in large in numbers..but good.

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

Awesome video. Loquats are such beautiful trees, definitely one of my favorites in the garden.

[@azgardener79]

I agree. The foliage is beautiful. Almost unreal

[@geriannroth449]

Agreed! Do you have any White Sopote trees? I'd love to purchase some seeds. I just planted out over 40 loquat seeds from a Big Jim variety. Gotta wait & see what they produce. Two to three years ain't bad thought considering some fruit trees can take 8 - 15 years to fruit from seed for example a seed grown Mangosteen. Here in Barbados we don't get those extreme high temperatures you get in Arizona but if you forget to water your potted grafted plants the first thing to go is that grafted section, the rootstock bounces back with fresh new growth but the grafted scion withers & usually dies off.😢

[@qctropicals]

i have grafted trees no seeds though. Keep the seeds moist to wet for the loquats.

[@geriannroth449]

​@@qctropicalsthanks for the tip

[@JesseChoupique]

Great video. Here in Louisiana, we call it "mispilusse" or "Mrs. Police". hahahahahah They are great. Makes great wine.

[@skycloud41]

Superb video man

[@sheckydiamond7533]

I'm lucky. My loquat from seed have good fruit.

[@qctropicals]

99% do

[@daveaz9962]

Allen, I won’t be back to Phoenix until mid July. Would it be okay to plant a seedling loquat say mid September?

[@qctropicals]

ofcourse, just shade it for this summer. I'll ever hook you up with some shade cloth!

[@ZE308AC]

I like the Japanese loquats fruit which is big

[@stephenking4170]

Loquat is called Biwa in Japan.

[@tlc8386]

Loquats grow very well in Southern California---just an fyi

[@trip8263]

I bought a Vista White from a seedling . I was told it is self fertile, but I read online that it is not self fertile. Do you know if that variety is self fertile?

[@qctropicals]

self-fertile but will produce more with others around. Remember, it's also a seedling so variations are to be expected.

[@cesarbiscarr3604]

Does anyone know of anybody that has grown or is growing a Loquat on Long Island, NY?

[@qctropicals]

too cold, your soil freezes.

[@nesq4104]

Too cold

[@orangetuono38]

You might have the only non-religiousy tropical's channel for us here in Phoenix.

[@nezpierce_]

Do you sell seeds? I have a huge seed starting area I made and I would love to try to sprout about 10 of these

[@qctropicals]

I sell trees :)

[@jasminhohaia9608]

Which way do you plant loquat seed

[@qctropicals]

it doesn't matter

[@Pamsgarden213]

I checked the website and did not see loquats. I would like to buy one of the seedlings. Do you have any avilable and are you still at the same place or did you move everything to the new nursery already?

[@qctropicals]

website will be updated shortly!. Still at same place, new nursery once I get $ to build a parking lot we'll move there :)

[@Pamsgarden213]

@@qctropicals , I will try to stop by over the next few weekends.

[@tlc8386]

Have you ever grown from a branch---?

[@chosen2030]

If your seed came from a self fertile tree, is there any chance the seedling won't be self fertile?

[@qctropicals]

homie, loquats are self-fertile. I keep seeing this question being asked everywhere about loquats. In all these years, I haven't had an issue getting fruit out of any of the varieties we sell here at the nursery. But to answer your question, seeds will vary, it can go either way whether it be a loquat or any other not true to type seed.

[@chosen2030]

@@qctropicals really, I've read in several places that Vista White loquats are not self fertile, but I'm glad that's incorrect because that's the variety I have!

[@peter320vn]

Seedling tree also live longer than grafted one.

[@bertbert2725]

grafted to quince rootstock gets you a smaller tree with a deeper root system

[@pierreboyer9277]

Seedlings are still a bit of a lottery. You don't know what you get. If you haev a big land and can put 10 then it makes sense. If you can have only 1 though... You risk waiting for 5-7 years and have nothing or very few fruits. You also may have a super-good tree.

[@qctropicals]

not my experience.

[@pierreboyer9277]

​@@qctropicals That's good to hear. In my town (near Paris France), all but one loquat that I see in the garden have very poor fruit quality (very few and very small). I thought it was because they were seedlings used mostly for their easthetic. I'll try my luck anyway :)

[@bonholio0o]

I have a gold nugget grown from seedling given to me by a friend, it's 5 years old standing at only 3 feet tall and hasn't produced a single fruit. Avoid seedling at all cost for every trees out there. I think I'll need to wait another 3 more years to get anything out of this guy. Whereas my Big Jim grafted onto quince rootstock produces 8 fruits within 2 months of purchase, it was already standing at 3 feet tall. Always always buy air layered or grafted varieties where grower took a mature branch that has already beared fruit so you don't end up waiting.

[@inchristalone25]

3 ft tall after 5 years???? Sounds like it is failure to thrive.

[@harrysollmer1644]

In 2 second's i xan tell you if any seed will be lifeless/needing attention/or a bumper growth plant 😅 wont tell you how thats my secret..

[@qctropicals]

i can do that in 1 second. I did tell you my secret in the video.

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

Some of my seedlings have reached over 10ft in a few years here in NC. Hopefully with climate change, I’ll get some fruit. 🤣

[@qctropicals]

how many years?. Have you had flowers yet?

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

@@qctropicals I currently have a grafted variety that flowers but it always gets nipped by the cold. My seedling trees haven’t flowered yet but I know they will soon. Unfortunately 6 years ago I had to cut down my grandfather’s loquats because they were too close to the house, the family wanted me to. I would have kept them because the flowers had the whole garden smelling amazing during the winter. The 3 trees I cut down were over 15ft. I’m still upset about it. :(

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

Honestly I think one of them was maybe 25ft tall and at least 10 years old.

[@qctropicals]

@@LostInThisGardenofLife that's too bad. I see people planting massive trees right next to their houses here all the time.