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Tropical Fruit Dude
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Loquat container growing
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December 04, 2021, 09:43:57 PM »
I'm wanting to buy 2 Loquat trees (Gold Nugget and Champagne) but i'm not sure about planting them just yet and was thinking of keeping them in containers for a few years. How long can Loquats be grown in a container? I want to slowly step them up from a 3 gallon to a 15 gallon over the years.
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brian
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Pennsylvania (zone 6) w/ heated greenhouse
Re: Loquat container growing
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December 04, 2021, 10:35:09 PM »
I have a Christmas loquat in a container, I think it is on its 3rd year now since I bought it. It seems happy enough in the container but I haven't had to prune or root-prune it yet. I believe I have it in a 15gal now. Last year the wind knocked a lot of branches off so I guess it got some unwanted pruning from that.
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achetadomestica
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Re: Loquat container growing
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December 05, 2021, 06:32:52 AM »
I had five loquats I grafted in 3 gallon pots. I gave 2 away and kept
three.I wanted them to grow fast and put them in a good potting mix
with rabbit manure, compost, and coffee grounds mixed in. I bumped them
to a 7 and then to a 15 in about a year and a half and then planted in
the ground last Spring. The two I gave away to my neighbor and sister
are half the size of mine but are also in the ground now.
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Bush2Beach
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Santa Cruz, California Sunset Zone 17
Re: Loquat container growing
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December 06, 2021, 05:08:42 PM »
You can keep them potted for some years, they are one of the easiest fruits to grow.
Like all fruit tree’s , once they have sized up for planting out , if you have room to plant out, pick a well thought out spot and plant it.
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