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Post by david on Jul 24, 2019 19:17:46 GMT -5
My Loquat trees. Christmas cultivar.  |
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brian
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Pennsylvania zone6 w/ heated greenhouse
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Post by brian on Jul 24, 2019 21:04:09 GMT -5
Nice looking tree! How is the fruit? I just got a grafted Christmas loquat a week or two ago. Ive never eaten a loquat before
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Post by david on Jul 24, 2019 22:25:38 GMT -5
Very sweet and firm. Makes the best jam. Put butter and this jam on a cat head biscuit and you might slap grandma if she reaches for it.
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Post by Laaz on Jul 25, 2019 5:37:32 GMT -5
If you have pets be careful with the fruits. The seeds are poison.
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Post by david on Jul 25, 2019 6:02:29 GMT -5
Thanks Laaz. At the point in life where the dogs have passed on and we have made up our mind not to do it again. Miss them old dogs.
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roberto
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Best Regards from Vienna Roberto
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Post by roberto on Jul 28, 2020 4:23:30 GMT -5
David, what is special about Christmas Loquat? Is it a cultivar that blooms not in autumn but in spring? I heard or read about this but never found a source for the plants (or even the rumours)
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Post by david on Jul 28, 2020 7:26:43 GMT -5
It blooms in spring when it is still cool but this cultivar still holds its pollination and fruit. Lots of loquat drop fruit or bloom when a little cool weather happens.
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Post by mikkel on Jul 28, 2020 16:10:22 GMT -5
Your tree has a very interesting shape, unlike other loquats. I like the looser habitus.
In what month does it bloom?
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Post by david on Jul 28, 2020 16:23:53 GMT -5
Blooms in Feb. Early. Fruit ready in March. Late.
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Post by oneiromant on Aug 3, 2020 23:56:28 GMT -5
Blooms in Feb. Early. Fruit ready in March. Late. Howdy David! You got the interest of a lot of us over at tropicalfruitforum with this thing  -- any chance you'd sell & mail some seeds? I'd love to get my hands on some! |
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Post by david on Aug 4, 2020 5:22:36 GMT -5
I will give seeds. I have given away & planted what I had available. When I have more I will share.
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-- any chance you'd sell & mail some seeds? I'd love to get my hands on some!