Loquat growing well in basement

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:55 pm

Some loquat pics sending new shoots in my basement, Eriobotrya japonica

And one protected from the wind with landscape fabric outside in the ground now for about two months. (A test)

And lastly, unrelated, is our avocado tree in the basement sending new shoots.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:15 pm

Nice pics!

I've also got around 5 loquat seedlings in my basement

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:49 pm

Hey, congrats Cameron and Adam on the loquats!

I'd better check my avocado in the cold barely-heated building.
Doubt it's growing.
Probably shivering.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:51 am

nice to see a Loquat test in ON. Keep us posted on it's progress. My parents live in Rockville, MD a zone 7a location. There's a 8 footer in the neighbor's yard.

JackLord · Post by **JackLord** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:40 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:nice to see a Loquat test in ON. Keep us posted on it's progress. My parents live in Rockville, MD a zone 7a location. There's a 8 footer in the neighbor's yard.

Really? I was wondering whether they'd make it here.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:30 pm

Hi Jack,

I'll have to visit again so I can get an update on that Loquat. It appeared A OK when I observed it.

JackLord · Post by **JackLord** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:02 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Jack,

I'll have to visit again so I can get an update on that Loquat. It appeared A OK when I observed it.

I have heard that they will make it here, but not fruit. Dr Francko says so in his book. But I have never seen one around.

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:37 am

I will post its progress.

JackLord · Post by **JackLord** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:06 am

seedscanada wrote:I will post its progress.

Cool.

Are they fast growers?

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:47 am

from seed, they grow very fast. My tallest plant is 16 inches tall at 10 months after germination. Not sure how fast they grow as they continue on to getting woody.

I have sown a new batch of seeds. So lucky to have found loquat fruit at a nearby supermarket. I bought them all!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:15 am

I bought them all

So it's YOU driving up the price of fresh imported fruit

Somewhere here, years ago, we had a thread on starting seeds from the grocery store.
I started a Starfruit, but it died the first summer outdoors.
A nice winter project nevertheless.

Forgot to get a pic of my 18-inch tall avocado started last year...(in soil, not water).

Barb

JackLord · Post by **JackLord** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:10 pm

lucky1 wrote:
I bought them all
So it's YOU driving up the price of fresh imported fruit

Somewhere here, years ago, we had a thread on starting seeds from the grocery store.
I started a Starfruit, but it died the first summer outdoors.
A nice winter project nevertheless.

Forgot to get a pic of my 18-inch tall avocado started last year...(in soil, not water).

Barb

I have 4 Avocados going right now. Three from soil with the fourth in water. All have germinated. The soil ones are getting very leggy as its in the basement.

The one in water is strange. It has sprouted and immediatly flowered. What's up with that?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:31 pm

The one in water is strange. It has sprouted and immediatly flowered. What's up with that?

Never heard of that.
Obviously a keeper, just to see what it does next.

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:31 pm

Planted up at least 40 more fresh loquat seeds yesterday right out of the fruit. Four of the seeds were already growing inside the fruit (which had been in our fridge for the past two months)!
Adam

JackLord · Post by **JackLord** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:53 pm

My curiosity peaked and I bought some Loquat seeds off of eBay.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:38 pm

JackLord, if the seeds are relatively fresh, you should have some luck; I purchased my loquat seeds from EBay too!

JackLord · Post by **JackLord** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:28 pm

Good to know. If not, I could always plunk down some cash and buy a grafted one.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:25 am

Loquat still looking good....low of -0.2F (-18C) measured on top of the snow and +4.9F (-15C) measured five feet above the snow.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:02 am

Well done, Tim.
Sunny days must help through the clear plastic.

It'll soon be 5 feet tall in the balmy temps.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:43 am

Well see what happens....another cold blast coming our way.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:09 pm

Loquat still alive after -6.5F (-21.4C).

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:45 pm

Glad it's doing good.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:40 pm

a little more brown but I 'think' it's still alive.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:26 pm

Aargh...the last month was tough.
Hope it pulls through Tim.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:45 am

Hi Barb

the main stem is still hard.....I hope it's fine??

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:02 am

Fingers crossed, Tim.

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