Yes exactly.
As I said- talk to Bob Duncan.
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My first loquat flowers are on this small Alberti grafted unto a quince. Yet my 5 foot loquat trees havenât bloomed yet. The larger trees are on loquat seedling roots.
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A few examples of the loquats of Buenos Aires. Many are loaded with fruit. Has been an added layer of fun here spotting them. Have also seen a few large citrus trees along the streets. The wonders of a place where winters donât dip below freezing.
Interestingly, loquats (or ânisperoâ as theyâre called here) arenât popular to eat here. The only place Iâve seen where they could be purchased was a local selling on FB marketplace. Theyâre absent from fruit shops.
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So weâre going to dip to 34 tonight and 26 the next. I have a potted Loquat that is flowering and setting fruitlets. What temperatures can the flowers take?
26 is low if the flowers are already open.
Otherwise it should be ok if only for an hour or two.
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Wow, yours are pretty far ahead of mine.
Up at our cabin on the CA/OR border, my Healdsburg seedling is putting in up pretty good showing this year. Hopefully we can ride this amazing mild weather (tomatoes are still producing,) long enough that it doesnât get frosted off like last year.
Donât have pics of the ones in Sonoma County, but last I checked, the Argelino was just going into full bloom. The others arenât showing any signs of bloom yet.
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Thatâs really awesome! Is this considered early blooming for a loquat in the PNW?
Do you know much about the Seattle International District tree? I have 2 seedlings from fruit harvested from that tree. They are 5 years old and nearly 8 foot tall now. Iâm wondering when they might start blooming and when they do what month they will.
I really want to figure out how to get a late blooming loquat variety. If we could find a variety that blooms in March that would make getting ripe fruit possible 9 years out of 10 in the Willamette Valley.
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I know lots of folks on here have also mentioned experience with seedlings from the tree. Hereâs a really good semi recent podcast on the history of the Chinese International District tree Loquat TreeâTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu Pai â Apple Podcasts
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Thanks for sharing that. I have actually heard that one. Iâm sure someone else will be happy to have it posted. Imagine people doing things out of kindness, without compunction. Really is a sad world for those amongst us who canât. So sad. Pathetic really. At least we have the Eng family!
I donât think itâs considered early, Ramâs loquats started flowering in September.
I also have several seedlings from that tree, no flowers yet.
I believe these are flower buds on a graft from Aug. While this is super exciting if they are flower buds, does anyone have any tips on leaving them vs removing because the graft is so new? Is there any risk to leaving them?
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Yes. Flower buds.
I would remove them for the first year.
Hi Ram, what cultivar is this? Thanks.
I donât remember what I posted. But many cultivars hsve fruit already. I hope they survive winter
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Ah ok I thought they were some sort of early cultivars. Do you think once the fruitlets have formed they can handle around â5°C / 23°F?
The ones at point defiance zoo and aquarium are in bloom right now too if anyone wants to smell the flowers 
theyâre lovely and lightly scented. Kind of makes me want to get more trees but i have no idea where i should plant them lol.
Where are they at the zoo?
