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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: All the fruit on July 01, 2019, 06:02:18 AM

Title: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: All the fruit on July 01, 2019, 06:02:18 AM

Hi,
found the perfect Loquat for temperate climate. Seems to belong to the Japanese type of varieties with whitish soft tasty flesh. Was brought from Brazil as a fruit and has been growing and fruiting regularly in Heidelberg/Germany (USDA zone 8a, now rather 8b) for almost 10 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqMsqexWF_U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqMsqexWF_U)

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: Pokeweed on July 01, 2019, 07:28:40 AM

That is awesome! I'd love to get some of those seeds if it's   possible. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Regards, Dan

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: All the fruit on July 01, 2019, 08:27:43 AM

As long as you live at the EU i can try and get you some seeds.

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: Oolie on July 01, 2019, 04:45:27 PM

Looks good, with thinning the fruit may achieve larger size.

Likely descended from Mizuho, a commercial variety in Japan that is a similar color/shape, but yours is lighter in flesh color, and has a better flesh/seed ratio.

Many Japanese left to Brazil, so it makes sense the variety would have made the journey.

Seems like an excellent variety.

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: Pokeweed on July 02, 2019, 08:30:25 AM

P.m. sent.

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: SeaWalnut on July 11, 2019, 04:12:26 AM

Seeds arrived.Thx Sdravko! Will take good care of them,i think they need cold stratification.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FKC3Pmn9/20190711-110534.jpg)

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: Pokeweed on July 11, 2019, 09:27:33 AM

They don't need stratification. Just plant them and keep them from drying out. I've probably started a hundred loquats that way.

D

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: shaneatwell on July 11, 2019, 01:45:34 PM

How do the flowers/fruitlets survive the cold? Does it bloom later or are they just more hardy? I saw some loquats in Lyon last week and i was thinking maybe they bloomed later.

Title: Re: Reliable loquat for zone 8
Post by: SeaWalnut on July 11, 2019, 04:58:32 PM

Quote from: Pokeweed on July 11, 2019, 09:27:33 AM

They don't need stratification. Just plant them and keep them from drying out. I've probably started a hundred loquats that way.

D

Thx for advice.