I would argue that, as with the stock market, “past history is not an indicator or current performance”.
Our current climate is not the same as in the last 70 years, so predictions may not be relevant.
But it does show that it’s getting warmer overall which is a plus.
If we get through without temps below 25F, it will be a bumper year for loquats!
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True …but this is not a prediction, it’s’ a probability. A probability implies there are many possible results.
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One in 5-7 years is still a good reason to be growing loquats!
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So we just gotta keep them above 25 degrees for fruit?
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Yes.
For smaller trees, I find Christmas lights are able to keep them at that level. Unless we drop way below- like 14!
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Fine 
I’ll get a loquat… do i need multiple?
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Nothing less than a dozen will do. OGW is your best source for feeding the addiction. Tell Sam I sent you.
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I’ve got 5 or 6 loquat growing from seed of an unknown variety I got at a local Asian grocery store. They were super expensive by the pound, felt obligated to plant the seeds.
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Which store? I’ve never tried the fruit but have been wanting to try to get some
It has steadily gotten warmer here in the PNW as I’ve gardened. There were varieties like Concord grapes that they told you not to grow because they would never ripen. Now they always ripen. We never used to get a second crop of Desert king figs. Now we always do. 100 degrees was rare. now it’s common.
John S
PDX OR
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Was Asian Family Market in North Seattle. Was like $15 a pound, ridiculous price for the amount and quality. Probably the biggest disappointment I’ve tried next to Inga edulis I’ve tried recently at a local market. Either were purely poor sourced and not a reflection what people actually consume. Loquat tasted like a non-tart, watery, bland apricot. Last month, Kent East Hill had a lonely plant for sale. Not sure if it was a named cultivar.
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I’ve seen loquats at uwajimaya for $19.95/lb. They looked green and small. Not what I would consume.
That’s about what they are at Asian Family. Wish I knew the farm or region to know when they are in season. Quality was just not good. Germination rate was quite good, but not sure what I’ve got.
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Of course, what happens in December is not really that important. Last year, December at Vancouver Airport was even warmer than this year; but then came January with six days in a row below -5 C, including two below -13 C. That was the third year in a row with minimum temperatures below -12 C. I just hope that this winter will not drop below -8 C, because I know that my Feijoas will tolerate that temperature well.
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I actually called them today and asked about that lone loquat right after my last message 
they said it was about 7-8 years old and a seedling, not a named cultivar. They’ve never seen it fruit. They’ve had it for a long while and I remember seeing it earlier too.
Thank you for the description btw. I’ve never tried it but i believe you. It doesn’t look like it would have any tartness to it since all of the plant seems to lack black or red colors.
I was out planting plum trees today. Some of my pluots are already coming out of dormancy. This warm weather is really confusing the flowers and trees into thinking its spring already. Pretty nutso weather for sure.
Just thought I’d post an updated pic of how the warm weather has been inducing flowering on my Camelia bush for over a month:
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Is that a sasanqua camellia? If so, this is the normal blooming time.
I can’t quite make out the name on the label, but looks like it might say Camellia ‘Kanjiro’. Online references indicate that cultivar to be C. sasanqua as you guessed Ram. If that is the case then this is probably the normal blooming time. The way I think of it is C. sasanqua blooms as winter sets in while C. japonica blooms as winter subsides.
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