A woman from work gave me some Loquat fruit during lunch. I tossed the seeds a garden pot and now I have 4 or 5 trees growing. They are very happy so far, though I won't see fruit for another couple years.
Uncle, good choice in potting mix. Gary's Top Pot is highly recommended. I have a loquat tree in my yard. Every year, it drops seed, and those seeds grow more trees. I pull out about 2 dozen loquat trees every year. They grow like weeds. It's an invasive species.
Thank you for this video! I have never had a loquat, but once you described its flavour I am totally wanting a plant!!! I loved how you showed the progression of its growth over the 2 years! Excellent video!!
I have two loquat trees. And when the children (and squirrels) drop the seeds, new plants crop up. I pull dozens out every year (and give away as many as I can). So growing from seed seems to be effortless here in 9b. And I agree: the fruit IS delicious 👍🏾
At my former residence, my aunt sent me a small Loquat tree. When it matured, the fruit was delicious! Its a beautiful tree, and gives you a feeling of being in the tropics. I am in zone 9a, northern California. Miss that beautiful tree.
Here in Germany they are called "Mispel". Here they are flowering in the winter and develop fruits in spring. In the winter time my trees are covered by a thick layer of snow. The flowers can freeze and defrost several times and still develop fruits. There is also another variety called the "common medlar" but its not as tasty as the loquat.
@@Lutzmann_ZwanzInteressant. Darf ich fragen wie kalt es bei dir im Winter wird oder in welcher Gegend du ungefähr wohnst? Ich habe immer gedacht, dass es für die Wollmispel zu kalt zum Fruchten ist in Deutschland und das die Blüten im Winter erfrieren. Würde mich über eine Antwort freuen, LG
LOL! Saw title, got my notepad, was ready...but you answered all my questions in the first minute. I grew my loquat from seed from a loquat i ate in a Turkish market. Most delicious fruit I've had. Ive waited 9 years now...nothing. I GUESS I'll buy grafted online now and keep my old guy pampered. maybe one day. I used to live near Logee's and make my pilgrimage there once a year. Their old greenhouse is incredible. Thanks!
One of my favorites too! Great video! I peel the thin skin off and remove the seeds and eat just the incredible flesh of the fruit. You are completely correct! The flavors are among the most delicious fruit I've had. Some say the texture is a cross between a plum and a pear. But your flavor description is more accurate!
Thank you for this video! I love this fruit. I did not know there is dwarf variety. Definitely will look for it and plant it in my tiny "orchard". Thank you for the work you do. Wish you much success 🙏
One of my favorite fruits growing up we had a tree in the backyard South Florida I love to wait to just before they started turning brown the sweetest fruit never forgot that taste right off the tree
I literally drool when I see these growing all over Los Angeles. Everyday I get to pass by trees I can't touch lol. I'll be growing mine in a pot as well. Can't wait til it fruits. ❤❤
@@CaliforniaGardening absolutely. Especially with your tips and info I'm sure they'll prosper. Hopefully better than my pineapple plants have been. Thank u so much for your page and info❤❤❤
LOL thanks for uploading a video of loquats! I just bought a young tree a few hours ago. Perfect timing! Heard it’s good to grow here in Central California.
WOW!! Excellent information from start to finish. I have a loquat tree but really never looked it up how to take care of it. I am in zone 9 but right on the edge of 8-9 so if we happen to get a freeze in January or February, the blooms freeze and thereby we get no fruit. Didn't know that about the grafted tree bears fruit sooner than seed started tree. Great video!! Jesus bless.
Wow, this variety yields big fruits. I’m amazed at how well your tree did after just 10 days of repotting it. You sure do have green thumbs!!! Again, great content as always.
I like this vlog and how well you have explained it along with excellent pictures. I have not tried a loquat yet, but would like to some day. I live in zone 7b and I think it’s too cold in the winter time.
Thank you! Love all the work that went into your video! I have a champagne loquat which is not self-fertile, so i guess I’ll need to add another one to my backyard!
@@CaliforniaGardening .... Great! Lemme try to get a plant for myself. I must confess I’m just a ‘fledgling Green-thumber’.😀 These times have given me some flexibility to explore on my ‘shoved away’ interests. Ty once again. Bright Day! 🌞
Hi , Your videos are really inspiring I’m planning to start gardening. I’m the beginner ,wondering to know which brand potting mix ,vermiculite,peet moss ,perlite should I use for soil mixing for all the vegetable and fruit plants ??? Could you please do a video on how to mix everything and soil proportions ??
I like your videos also, especially this one, as I’ve been wanting to know what fertilizer should be used. I live in Ventura county and have a Loquat tree in the ground. It’s about 3 years old and grown quite tall but still has not borne any fruit. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
We love our delicious loquat. That is until this past February, we had 9° temps and 4 days below freezing with about 8” of snow. Texas isn’t used to that kind of weather. Our loquat tree is now struggling. 😞
My loquat is from seed.I picked the spouts up around the mother plant and they are now 2 years old.I put them in the ground fall of last year and they are doing good.We had a low temp last night that killed the baby leaf's new growth but no problem since its not fruiting this year so i just clipped them down to a sprouting area on the limb.But like the video saidthe seed may take longer to fruit but im patient..it was free trees!
I’ve tasted one loquat fruit and found it a bit mushy and very bland. Maybe I would have liked it better harvested sooner? Maybe there’s one particularly tasty variety that I would like better? You spoke well of the Christmas variety in this video. Anyone else have a recommendation for a flavorful and delicious variety of loquat I might want to grow? I’m in high desert zone 8b, same as my friend who gave me a fruit off her tree to try.
Those look yummy. I would love to grow one. I would definitely need to grow it in a pot. This is all fantastic information. TFS! 👍😎🌴🌻🌸😀😎🌴👍 - LazyLizLife
They use these as ornamental trees in Tasmania and they don't even drop leaves in our frosty winters, my experience with the taste has not been so good but I brought a Heard's mammoth variety from a nursery and also collected seeds from the ornamental trees and grew plants So we will see how it goes, I mean if U say they are the best tasting fruit then I'd have to say loquat trees are indeed the most under rated and best fruit tree I know of mainy for there evergreen cold hardiness and tropical look plus the fact they bare fruit
I'm not sure the variety on my grandparents property but I love the fruit. Most of the time I pealed off the skin, not sure why or the difference it made.
Logees are currently unavailable at the moment. Do u know if I'll be able to find dwarfs easily at this season? Also any other references for great growers to purchase from?
At this time of the year, the fruit is ripening and seeds are dropping. Go by those city owned trees an look under them. Find some fruit or seeds on the ground. If you find a seedling, get a shovel. Dig it out and take it home.
I really like your video. I have loquat tree. It’s been 5 years and finally I’m seeing buds. Although it looks like it’s dying. Maybe it’s the heat in our island. What can I do? I’ve never tried loquats and I am anxious to taste it’s fruits. Please help. The leaves are turning brown and falling off the tree. It is now about 10 feet tall. Thank you.
I have a chines loqits products by seeds . Please share me any idea how to improve it beacuse it is more sour and moor seed as wel as attract the insects
I have the loquat tree that I have planted from seed for 5 years, now. Very healthy looking tree about 6 feet tall, but no fruit. How many more years do you think that I need to wait before I can have fruits,
Do you offer/sell cuttings of your loquat tree locally? I have tried Logees, but they have stopped production of this plant. Thanks, would really appreciate your help. ( I live in Irvine too)
I grown my loquat from seed and only 1 year it produce lots of fruit already. It also draft I think cuz it's small now on its second year and we just finished eating most of it's fruits.
Last year, i bought the loquat tree from plant seller in my city. It's quite expensive and rare here. I think the tree is damage on shipping and stress. The tree leaves began falling since the first day on my house. I try to put it in shade area for few day, and watering as needs. It's began rotting from up to bottom. I never lost tree that way. I was shock and afraid to buy again. It's difficult to buy, rare and quite expensive😭
I love loquats. The problem I have with my tree is that it produces loquats with lots of seeds. It's seems that 80% is seed. They taste really good though.
Tree bought from: logees.com
Fruit tree fertilizer: amzn.to/33NgOSd
These trees grow in my garden that I have tried to get rid of them!
I love how you captured the growth over the 2 years. That's so helpful. Love your channel!
A woman from work gave me some Loquat fruit during lunch. I tossed the seeds a garden pot and now I have 4 or 5 trees growing. They are very happy so far, though I won't see fruit for another couple years.
That is awesome!
Another Gary Matsuoka follower.
Uncle, good choice in potting mix. Gary's Top Pot is highly recommended. I have a loquat tree in my yard. Every year, it drops seed, and those seeds grow more trees. I pull out about 2 dozen loquat trees every year. They grow like weeds. It's an invasive species.
Thank you for this video! I have never had a loquat, but once you described its flavour I am totally wanting a plant!!! I loved how you showed the progression of its growth over the 2 years! Excellent video!!
Love the way you show step by step how to grow your loquat from small to mature tree. It’s awesome. Thanks for sharing
I have two loquat trees.
And when the children (and squirrels) drop the seeds, new plants crop up. I pull dozens out every year (and give away as many as I can). So growing from seed seems to be effortless here in 9b.
And I agree: the fruit IS delicious 👍🏾
Loquat grow like a weed. They can overtake a backyard.
At my former residence, my aunt sent me a small Loquat tree. When it matured, the fruit was delicious! Its a beautiful tree, and gives you a feeling of being in the tropics. I am in zone 9a, northern California. Miss that beautiful tree.
My husband just planted one because he tasted fruits from a friend’s yard! So excited to watch them grow and have a taste! Thanks for the video! 😃
loquat from seed are best...... Genetic diversity. You may get the next great cultivar.
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Here in Germany they are called "Mispel". Here they are flowering in the winter and develop fruits in spring. In the winter time my trees are covered by a thick layer of snow. The flowers can freeze and defrost several times and still develop fruits. There is also another variety called the "common medlar" but its not as tasty as the loquat.
The German name is interesting. A former botanical name for the loquat was Mespilus japonica.
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@@Lutzmann_ZwanzInteressant. Darf ich fragen wie kalt es bei dir im Winter wird oder in welcher Gegend du ungefähr wohnst? Ich habe immer gedacht, dass es für die Wollmispel zu kalt zum Fruchten ist in Deutschland und das die Blüten im Winter erfrieren. Würde mich über eine Antwort freuen, LG
Loquats and Lychees are my FAVORITES! Thanks for sharing.
LOL! Saw title, got my notepad, was ready...but you answered all my questions in the first minute. I grew my loquat from seed from a loquat i ate in a Turkish market. Most delicious fruit I've had. Ive waited 9 years now...nothing. I GUESS I'll buy grafted online now and keep my old guy pampered. maybe one day. I used to live near Logee's and make my pilgrimage there once a year. Their old greenhouse is incredible. Thanks!
I love this fruit, grew up in Miami we had these trees in my neighborhood bringing back fun memories.
Grew up with these as a child in South Africa. Always loved them. The wildlife here in Sydney, Australia always get to them first....I miss them!
ThNkbyou for your informational video I moved to texas and brought a few of my trees from California and giving them a try
One of my favorites too! Great video! I peel the thin skin off and remove the seeds and eat just the incredible flesh of the fruit. You are completely correct! The flavors are among the most delicious fruit I've had. Some say the texture is a cross between a plum and a pear. But your flavor description is more accurate!
I'm in South Eastern Australia and we had a loquat tree at my childhood home. They are delicious fruit and a low maintenance plant
What a delightful video it was! Thanks 😊
Thank you for this video! I love this fruit. I did not know there is dwarf variety. Definitely will look for it and plant it in my tiny "orchard".
Thank you for the work you do. Wish you much success 🙏
One of my favorite fruits growing up we had a tree in the backyard South Florida I love to wait to just before they started turning brown the sweetest fruit never forgot that taste right off the tree
Nice. Thanks for sharing men 👍
I am going to buy a loquat tree soon
I literally drool when I see these growing all over Los Angeles. Everyday I get to pass by trees I can't touch lol. I'll be growing mine in a pot as well. Can't wait til it fruits. ❤❤
Very true! Glad to know you are growing yours!
@@CaliforniaGardening absolutely. Especially with your tips and info I'm sure they'll prosper. Hopefully better than my pineapple plants have been. Thank u so much for your page and info❤❤❤
@@jaymerritt411 literally drool hahaha that's funny
I haven’t eaten these since I was a kid. I just bought this tree. Thanks!!
This tree is soooo underrated I totally agree!!!....I'm in Florida..started mine from seeds and they are taller than me!! Can't wait till they fruit 😁
I’m hoping mine grow quickly and I can enjoy the fruit of my childhood with my children. Used to love these.
Fantastic harvest. Great information.Thank you for sharing. Peace& positive vibes!
LOL thanks for uploading a video of loquats! I just bought a young tree a few hours ago. Perfect timing! Heard it’s good to grow here in Central California.
For sure… I have 3.
YES!!!...I HAVE A GROWN LOQUAT TREE 🌳 THAT I GREW FROM SEED!!!... IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!🤓✌🏾🙋🏽♀️🔥🙏🏾👑✝️📖🔥
Awesome!
Best tree in the world good and lots of fruit no worries only want water every country I live I get one so generally I had it all my life
Just picked some last week, very small but oh so good.
I moved into a house in zone 9. We have 3 loquat trees. They are low maintenance and attract many honey bees and bumblebees as early as late winter.
My best fruit
In my 31 year’s of life i just saw this fruit and got to eat this year2024 thank you universe ❤
Good luck! Hope you get to taste it too!
WOW!! Excellent information from start to finish. I have a loquat tree but really never looked it up how to take care of it. I am in zone 9 but right on the edge of 8-9 so if we happen to get a freeze in January or February, the blooms freeze and thereby we get no fruit. Didn't know that about the grafted tree bears fruit sooner than seed started tree. Great video!! Jesus bless.
Loquats are beautiful landscape trees, and they give you fruit. They are an ideal fruit tree for a small garden.
Wow, this variety yields big fruits. I’m amazed at how well your tree did after just 10 days of repotting it. You sure do have green thumbs!!! Again, great content as always.
I have a loquat tree for 1 and a half years and we bought it at age 2 or 3 i think and it got better this year and its growing well
Thank you for the progression !! Very helpful !! 🌱🙏🏻🪴
I like this vlog and how well you have explained it along with excellent pictures. I have not tried a loquat yet, but would like to some day. I live in zone 7b and I think it’s too cold in the winter time.
Thank you! Love all the work that went into your video! I have a champagne loquat which is not self-fertile, so i guess I’ll need to add another one to my backyard!
One of your best videos ever!
I agree, they are delicious! Yours look very big, bigger than the ones we have in south ga.
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Great informative video!
Great video :)
Glad you enjoyed it
I am from Argentina! They literally grow everywhere, you can find them even on our streets
Good to know!
Never heard of Loquats in India ...neither have I seen them anywhere.
What clime suits these plants... Lucid and interesting explanation. Tysm.
They will grow very well in the tropical Indian climate
@@CaliforniaGardening .... Great! Lemme try to get a plant for myself. I must confess I’m just a ‘fledgling Green-thumber’.😀 These times have given me some flexibility to explore on my ‘shoved away’ interests. Ty once again. Bright Day! 🌞
Hi ,
Your videos are really inspiring
I’m planning to start gardening.
I’m the beginner ,wondering to know which brand potting mix ,vermiculite,peet moss ,perlite should I use for soil mixing for all the vegetable and fruit plants ???
Could you please do a video on how to mix everything and soil proportions ??
Awesome video. I just planted Loquart in my backyard in zone 7B . Not sure how it tolerates the cold weather.
Could you please recommend which loquat variety I should buy? Also is there a nursery that you could recommend? I live in SF.
Christmas, Big Jim are good varieties
I like your videos also, especially this one, as I’ve been wanting to know what fertilizer should be used. I live in Ventura county and have a Loquat tree in the ground. It’s about 3 years old and grown quite tall but still has not borne any fruit. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
These loquats are huge 👌
Loquats are my FAVORITES!!! Will they fruit if grown in a planter? I need them ♡
Great job👍🌷 .....your new subscriber here...
I love loquat defo one of my favourites but unfortunately we can hardly grow anything in the UK
You can make loquat tea from the leaves which is rich in antioxidants
Thanks for sharing!
We love our delicious loquat. That is until this past February, we had 9° temps and 4 days below freezing with about 8” of snow. Texas isn’t used to that kind of weather. Our loquat tree is now struggling. 😞
Great video and helpful. what kind of loquat is in the video
He mentioned the Christmas loquat, in this case grafted onto a dwarfing rootstock.
I would love to order a grafting of this variety Loquat, do you have any suggestions where ?
u r video iz fantastic 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
My loquat is from seed.I picked the spouts up around the mother plant and they are now 2 years old.I put them in the ground fall of last year and they are doing good.We had a low temp last night that killed the baby leaf's new growth but no problem since its not fruiting this year so i just clipped them down to a sprouting area on the limb.But like the video saidthe seed may take longer to fruit but im patient..it was free trees!
I find these fruits are great before bed snacks. Something about them makes me sleepy.
Maybe the magnesium?
I'm also in Southern CA. Where is the best place (store) to buy a plant?
Laguna Hills Nursery.
I’ve tasted one loquat fruit and found it a bit mushy and very bland. Maybe I would have liked it better harvested sooner? Maybe there’s one particularly tasty variety that I would like better? You spoke well of the Christmas variety in this video. Anyone else have a recommendation for a flavorful and delicious variety of loquat I might want to grow? I’m in high desert zone 8b, same as my friend who gave me a fruit off her tree to try.
Those look yummy. I would love to grow one. I would definitely need to grow it in a pot. This is all fantastic information. TFS! 👍😎🌴🌻🌸😀😎🌴👍 - LazyLizLife
They use these as ornamental trees in Tasmania and they don't even drop leaves in our frosty winters, my experience with the taste has not been so good but I brought a Heard's mammoth variety from a nursery and also collected seeds from the ornamental trees and grew plants So we will see how it goes, I mean if U say they are the best tasting fruit then I'd have to say loquat trees are indeed the most under rated and best fruit tree I know of mainy for there evergreen cold hardiness and tropical look plus the fact they bare fruit
I'm not sure the variety on my grandparents property but I love the fruit. Most of the time I pealed off the skin, not sure why or the difference it made.
Logees are currently unavailable at the moment. Do u know if I'll be able to find dwarfs easily at this season? Also any other references for great growers to purchase from?
At this time of the year, the fruit is ripening and seeds are dropping. Go by those city owned trees an look under them. Find some fruit or seeds on the ground. If you find a seedling, get a shovel. Dig it out and take it home.
Delicious
I really like your video. I have loquat tree. It’s been 5 years and finally I’m seeing buds. Although it looks like it’s dying. Maybe it’s the heat in our island. What can I do? I’ve never tried loquats and I am anxious to taste it’s fruits. Please help. The leaves are turning brown and falling off the tree. It is now about 10 feet tall. Thank you.
Probably fungus got to your tree
Can this fruit be air rooted?
Yes it can be!
Can u please Recommend another website where I could get a dwarf loquat plz
How much hot and dry climate it can grow here we have 45 degree c
the fruits size is relatively small but taking a lot of time to grow from flower to ripen.
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I have a tree at home, about two meters and a half high, I would like to know which month is the right one to prune it
My loquat is producing so heavily I'm afraid the branches are going to break. What is suggested regards pruning and when?
Prune after the harvest is done.
@@CaliforniaGardening thank you. I enjoy your education videos.
I have a chines loqits products by seeds . Please share me any idea how to improve it beacuse it is more sour and moor seed as wel as attract the insects
They are called Nísperos, here in Spain
Thanks for sharing!
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Home Depot: thd.co/3z3fTvx
Make me a loquat lassi 😆
Wow that sounds interesting, have to try it!
I’m a little disappointed you didn’t already. 😆
I have grown loquat fruit here in phils,..seed come from cali.,u.s.a.
I seed sprouted two and they just came out as small green shoots. Like a new daddy worried will do wrong thing.
I have the loquat tree that I have planted from seed for 5 years, now. Very healthy looking tree about 6 feet tall, but no fruit. How many more years do you think that I need to wait before I can have fruits,
I tried to plant mustard green but ended up throwing them away because black beetles attacked them eating the leaves. Please advise! Thanks.
What is the difference between "permanent" potting mix, and regular potting mix?
In italy we call that fruit "nespole"
Do you offer/sell cuttings of your loquat tree locally? I have tried Logees, but they have stopped production of this plant. Thanks, would really appreciate your help. ( I live in Irvine too)
I live in India> west bengal> kolkata, now summer season and maximum temperature is 36°c .Is the tree survive in this weather?
I grown my loquat from seed and only 1 year it produce lots of fruit already. It also draft I think cuz it's small now on its second year and we just finished eating most of it's fruits.
Why do the leave turn brown?
They do turn brown when there are aphids on the leaves. Check the underside of the leaves and spray with horticultural oil if needed
Can Loquat grow in pot in New York
Yes it can but you'll have to protect it in winters
Please make video on trellis
Last year, i bought the loquat tree from plant seller in my city. It's quite expensive and rare here. I think the tree is damage on shipping and stress. The tree leaves began falling since the first day on my house. I try to put it in shade area for few day, and watering as needs. It's began rotting from up to bottom. I never lost tree that way. I was shock and afraid to buy again. It's difficult to buy, rare and quite expensive😭
my loquat tree starts making fruit in winter last year the small imature fruits froze and turned black an died
Yes they make fruits twice a year!
I love loquats. The problem I have with my tree is that it produces loquats with lots of seeds. It's seems that 80% is seed. They taste really good though.
Not enough WATER!
Are loquats popular in India? I want to get my friend a tree too.
Not very popular in India but the fruits are very tasty
I have one in my garden I grew when young. It's about 16 years old and it has only ever flowered once
I've had one for 7 years and it's never flowered! I just want that yummy fruit.
@@slugmaprincess WATER, WATER, WATER them... as he said every 10 days and you will see magic.