Reasons To Grow Loquat - The Toughest And Most Attractive Tropical Fruit Tree 

As a high school child, I was at a classmate's house who had a Loquat tree in fruit. Never tasted them before that day. We sat on the chook house roof and ate every ripe Loquat. I had a gut's ache for 2 day's and the shit's for 2 day's more. Didn't put me off the. Now I'm 68 and every time I see a tree in fruit I eat my fill. Yummmmm, Yummmmm.,

I grow loquats in North Central Florida. I love this fruit.

my cat loved this video - because I call her a baby loquat - because she looks like one!

When I was in my sub-tropical 8a, this was the first fruit tree I bought. Good advice👍🏼

As a martial artists, I love the loquat. Wooden swords were made from loquat. The Muye Dobo Tongji mentioned the loquat wood as shaft for spear

I agree George, they are very attractive-looking trees, worth growing just for the ornamental value. They can even grow here in the UK, I may never get fruit from it, but that doesn't bother me.

I’m in zone 9b Loquats look amazing year round with zero attention👍

Correction... they don't even really require water or light. Found like 80 growing in my forgotten compost box about 2cm apart in pitch black and total dryness, about 8 inches tall, too. I live in Los Angeles, I have a buddy with one on his hilcrest and it never gets anything besides rain (not often).

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I had to try to plant this tree 2x, the first one died, the second one kinda of struggle a little during the summer due to the over heating in Northern California but eventually once the root systems take hold, it seem to grow fast.

I can't wait to plant more of this tree in my area, because it looks like I might be the only one on my island that has a fruiting tree.

Had a beautiful tree in Inverell that fruited like crazy. They thrive in the cold. They are though, bad for fruit fly and are proscribed in some areas.

Great video! My partner is Italian and got me into loquats (nespola). We have one in a pot and one in the ground and both doing really well. They are beautiful looking trees and as you said very hardy!

They certainly thrive in your area George 👍

Thank you for sharing your experiences and I can hear in your comments how you respect the loquat trees! I bought some fruits from a farmer in Naples Italy and the fruit were the size of eggs. I planted a bunch of these seeds and now I have about 15 baby plants¡ 😂😅.

I love gardening! I wish I could get some seed from you! Unfortunately, I'm in USA!

Before you plant the seeds, taste the fruit first. It will give you an indication of the end product. Always ask before taking, its the right thing to do.

I'm in Cape Town was scared to put mine in the ground but now I'm doing it🎉🎉

I'm in inland North Carolina 8a U.S. and you have sold me. I'm going to try growing them.

Hi, can you please suggest best louquats to grow in Melbourne?

Nice loquats, strangely my mature tree is going downhill right now. I dunno if it’s my sticky wet clay soil or something else. I’ll have to put a volunteer aside..

I think you just had a coffee before making this video.

Interesting info and examples. Got my first fruit this yr on substantial young (4" trunk) 'Champagne' loquat, maybe I'll have invasion of new trees under it. 9a low inland N. Commifornia. Avos have far superior fruit you can nearly live on, not comparable to loquat in that respect.

I’m in coastal Denmark, my garden’s microclimate is 8b, I’ve got 2 loquats in the ground grown from seed since 2016 I don’t have fruit, I’m growing them for the looks. I reckon I possibly could get some flowers this year, the size is right. They already started growing again in March. 1 of the local nurseries started stocking plants 2 years ago. You can hardly ever buy the fruit, other than online.

How long does it take to fruit in case of seedling. I have 2 of them both are 4 years old and over 10 feet great foliage but they haven’t been fruiting

Will loquat fruits ripen after i cut them ? The birds love to eat them but when i taste it its still sour.

The Loquat’s are an invasive weed’s in Australia they come up in our bush. You need to net the trees when fruiting.

I have a lot of plant from this tree.

I grow loquats in North Carolina, they’re very productive when they fruit. Too many for one

I have never seen it around where i live

Which variety do you suggest for Melbourne weather?? Howz enormity??

My loquat looks like it's about to do something

Is extreme sun rays harmful for them?

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the eternal question - loquat or ice cream bean tree?

Where can I get one?

The Loquat fruit is called: In french: Nèfle. In Dziri (algerian language): مشيمشة Meshimsha / M'shimsha. In tamazight (berber): ⵝⵓⵠⵔⴻⵙⵝ Tubrest.

There's only 1 reason to grow any fruit tree. For the fruit.

Are you talking -5 Celsius or Fahrenheit?

Doesn’t it take 8-10 years to get fruit from a tree grown from seed? I assumed its the same with Loquat.

Can they do well in a hotter area? I am in a tropic/sub tropical zone. None are grown in my area, but have ordered one.