Wow, 3.5 years from planting seed to harvesting fruit is so fast, good for you! Loquats grow like weeds in my swampy coastal area, but it still usually takes 5-6 years here for good fruit production. Enjoy!
@@seanleith5312 I mean, that's your call--and different people have different goals, that's cool. I actually like cultivating new varieties and the wait isn't a bother for me. I only need one 3.5 year wait, then it will fruit every year after that. The benefit from seed is that I could plant 20 trees if I like, and have them all fruiting in 3-5 years going forward. I keep planting things like onion bottoms, pepper seeds, and then forgetting them. After a while, I have a bed half full of onions growing all over the place. Once it gets going, it begins to seed itself, and I can go out and harvest as needed. I guess if I had the money and got no joy out of the process, I would just buy fruit, and buy plants to grow fruit that isn't often sold in stores. But I like working with "volunteers". I guess it's just interesting to see a garden full of my own varieties that I basically created by giving a volunteer a chance. :)
Right? When it's all you hear, then you believe it and don't try it, and the story just keeps being told and believed. I'm so grateful for folks like this who say "Well, you know... I actually tried it... and it kinda works..."
I'm your neighbor in Mesa. I'm just getting started in planning out my property that I'd love to fill with fruit trees so I've got a lot of work ahead still and a lot to learn but I do have the patience to wait for fruit on a tree grown from seed that will do much better here. So... What'll it take to get some of these seeds or propagated seedlings from these Loquat's that are adapted well to our climate now? : )
I know what you mean by Loquat Trees having big leaves. I just received in the mail a 3 feet tall Big Jim Loquat Tree and one of the leaves is 17 inches long and 6 inches wide.
I wandered onto the back of an abandoned property found two loquat trees and seedlings all over the place so I pulled up 10 of them I also have two that I grew from seed at my house in their third year and I'm fully expecting fruit next year but locals are amazing now I have 12 of them
After YEARS of having grafted trees not last, I invested this yr in a Seedling tree... Didn't have to go thru the brutal summer, but after nearly a week, it is doing great in nearly full sun. Planting NOW (last night), rather than waiting for nurseries to bring in grafted trees too late in the season is probably a better formula for success, though love my regular nurseries..
Honestly, I think that the idea of "not true from seed" is just a way to sell more trees. I've seen other videos of people who have grown avocados from seed, and they're "different"--but still edible. I actually like the idea of creating a new variety, so it doesn't bother me if it's not "true"--but I think a lot of folks believe you can't even get a tree to fruit or that it will take 10 years, etc. But nobody online that I find who has tried it, has had to wait that long or not seen fruit from it ultimately. Thanks for doing this video. I was just doing some pruning in my hedges and found a volunteer. After doing some googling I determined it had to have propagated from seed rather than roots. I transplanted it, and it's doing well, but I wanted to know what to expect as far as fruiting. And all I found was "no no no"--then your video. I'm going to take care of that baby loquat and cultivate it.
When you grow loquat from seeds .take good kind you will have many different kinds of loquat from the same tree some like the mother tree other another kinds.it's an amazing experience but takes some years to make fruits..Lebanon is the country of loquat despite that the origin is Japan.we have so much in our gardens and fields.
The loquat plantation in East Asia accelerate the harvest by using cuts of fruiting branches on loquat trees from seeds, reducing the long wait from 8 years to just 3 years.
Nice work. How would you rate the leaf-drop (mess) ? We have 40 foot, 18" diameter avocado tree in the heart of San Francisco, and while it sure fruits a lot it is hard to keep up with the mess. I'm wondering if the loquat varieties are similar, as the leaf and branches look similar. Thanks!
@@athomeinmyhead Look up cone pits for making biochar. Smokeless burn saves the carbon turning it into biochar which holds water, nutrients and microlife to enhance your soil function.
They're basically evergreen in 9b unless you forget to water. Very sturdy yet glossy leaves. What variety of avocado may I ask since that's a low temperature to survive?
The loud one is a grackle. We have them all over Phoenix. Medium sized all black bird with long tail and long beak. Very smart birds that can learn to mimic words in captivity. 1 of my favorite birds.
Grackles make the weirdest calls. But also, the compact food garden--so cool right? I love it. I want my yard to be like that ultimately. I'm working on it, and all my neighbors who come by on walks tell me they love the yard.
Soil, sun, water, nutrients. You do not have the right combination. You could be in the wrong soil. It's not deep enough. It's not draining well. Wrong PH. Too much clay. The tree is not getting enough sun. You may have too much, or not enough water. Water may be brackish, not contain enough oxygen, stagnant, or polluted. Your tree is not getting the nutrients it needs. You may have to add some worm castings.
if you graft them (which is easy to do) you will have fruit in one year. just find a tree that you like the fruit, plants the seed, then when large enough graft it from the tree.
@@toymot that's what I have done. I got some seeds from a local tree that I love the tase of, planted the seeds, then when about two feet tall I grafted them from the same adult tree.
I’m here in Southern California. My seedling started in 2017 and this Spring will be my first fruit. So, about 5 years. Tree is about 7 feet tall. The south side of tree is where the fruit is. ☺️
I planted seeds from Morocco in yard as a kid. Took like 4 or 5 years to fruit if i remember correctly. They grew into 20 foot trees. Gave lots of fruit. My family sold the house and the new owners cut them down. I didnt take any cutting...
Agreed. Seems like loquat trees are everywhere in places where they do well.... each fruit has 2-4 seeds, and it seems like every seed germinates as long as the seeds don't dry out before planting, they don't seem to store well at all, but if the seeds go straight from the fruit into moist ground or potting mix, every one seems to come up.
I see that a lot. Stories about how trees take several years to fruit, or the fruit is bad, or it won't fruit at all... then I check online and almost always find gardening videos of people showing off great results from seed. I honestly think they tell those stories just to sell the current cultivars!
I have a hard time with believing a seed grows into a fruiting tree in 3.5 years. Even harder to believe that a tree can grow to that size in 3.5 years.
Wow, 3.5 years from planting seed to harvesting fruit is so fast, good for you! Loquats grow like weeds in my swampy coastal area, but it still usually takes 5-6 years here for good fruit production. Enjoy!
I wouldn't wait for 3.5 years to see the fruit. It has to be a major project. How many 3.5 years do we have?
@@seanleith5312 I mean, that's your call--and different people have different goals, that's cool. I actually like cultivating new varieties and the wait isn't a bother for me. I only need one 3.5 year wait, then it will fruit every year after that. The benefit from seed is that I could plant 20 trees if I like, and have them all fruiting in 3-5 years going forward. I keep planting things like onion bottoms, pepper seeds, and then forgetting them. After a while, I have a bed half full of onions growing all over the place. Once it gets going, it begins to seed itself, and I can go out and harvest as needed. I guess if I had the money and got no joy out of the process, I would just buy fruit, and buy plants to grow fruit that isn't often sold in stores. But I like working with "volunteers". I guess it's just interesting to see a garden full of my own varieties that I basically created by giving a volunteer a chance. :)
If you planted the seed when you wrote that comment you would only have to wait 6 more months haha jk.
Omg you read my mind! Lol I want some more loquat trees so bad ... been looking for them. Loquats are soooo good
Thank you for this channel. So many people just believe what people tell them. I am glad you are proving most of the local info wrong.
Right? When it's all you hear, then you believe it and don't try it, and the story just keeps being told and believed. I'm so grateful for folks like this who say "Well, you know... I actually tried it... and it kinda works..."
I love loquat fruit and loquat trees🎉 reminds me of when I was younger I would climb loquat tree in my old neighborhood and eat the fruit for hours 😊
love your program
I'm your neighbor in Mesa. I'm just getting started in planning out my property that I'd love to fill with fruit trees so I've got a lot of work ahead still and a lot to learn but I do have the patience to wait for fruit on a tree grown from seed that will do much better here. So... What'll it take to get some of these seeds or propagated seedlings from these Loquat's that are adapted well to our climate now? : )
Always impressed with your ability to grow tropicals, Wish we could get more info on the soil and water and microclimate
I know what you mean by Loquat Trees having big leaves. I just received in the mail a 3 feet tall Big Jim Loquat Tree and one of the leaves is 17 inches long and 6 inches wide.
I wandered onto the back of an abandoned property found two loquat trees and seedlings all over the place so I pulled up 10 of them I also have two that I grew from seed at my house in their third year and I'm fully expecting fruit next year but locals are amazing now I have 12 of them
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"Man! This one's just got some killer leaves!"
🐦: "Right! Right! Right!"
What did you name this super sweet new Loquat variety? Are you selling scions online such as figbid, etsy or your own website? Thanks for showing 🙏
After YEARS of having grafted trees not last, I invested this yr in a Seedling tree... Didn't have to go thru the brutal summer, but after nearly a week, it is doing great in nearly full sun. Planting NOW (last night), rather than waiting for nurseries to bring in grafted trees too late in the season is probably a better formula for success, though love my regular nurseries..
Honestly, I think that the idea of "not true from seed" is just a way to sell more trees. I've seen other videos of people who have grown avocados from seed, and they're "different"--but still edible. I actually like the idea of creating a new variety, so it doesn't bother me if it's not "true"--but I think a lot of folks believe you can't even get a tree to fruit or that it will take 10 years, etc. But nobody online that I find who has tried it, has had to wait that long or not seen fruit from it ultimately. Thanks for doing this video.
I was just doing some pruning in my hedges and found a volunteer. After doing some googling I determined it had to have propagated from seed rather than roots. I transplanted it, and it's doing well, but I wanted to know what to expect as far as fruiting. And all I found was "no no no"--then your video. I'm going to take care of that baby loquat and cultivate it.
you have a little paradise there 😊
Nice looking, i also grow Loquat to seeds ,
amazing
When you grow loquat from seeds .take good kind you will have many different kinds of loquat from the same tree some like the mother tree other another kinds.it's an amazing experience but takes some years to make fruits..Lebanon is the country of loquat despite that the origin is Japan.we have so much in our gardens and fields.
Man I have a large loquat but I hasnt ever flowered. Any secrets to get them to blume?
What's your planting zone?
Is there anyway to contact you to get a few saplings or seeds of different variety?
I have so much in Lebanon.All my loquats are from good seeds.i prefer to grow loquat from seeds.
The loquat plantation in East Asia accelerate the harvest by using cuts of fruiting branches on loquat trees from seeds, reducing the long wait from 8 years to just 3 years.
He did mention grafting and it will shorten the fruiting waiting time, however he also pointed out the one from seeds taste better
@@andrewzhangx Exactly. Some people don't understand that speed isn't everything
Nice work. How would you rate the leaf-drop (mess) ? We have 40 foot, 18" diameter avocado tree in the heart of San Francisco, and while it sure fruits a lot it is hard to keep up with the mess. I'm wondering if the loquat varieties are similar, as the leaf and branches look similar. Thanks!
This is why my next project is a giant fire pit.
@@athomeinmyhead I hope you're joking. Better for everyone if you bury or compost the carbon.
@@athomeinmyhead Look up cone pits for making biochar. Smokeless burn saves the carbon turning it into biochar which holds water, nutrients and microlife to enhance your soil function.
They're basically evergreen in 9b unless you forget to water. Very sturdy yet glossy leaves. What variety of avocado may I ask since that's a low temperature to survive?
You got all the goodies in your backard, very jealous!!
In italy i had several of these trees. Where can i buy a tree here
Love the garden it's dense & compact. Wow the birds chirping in the trees what kinda birds are they Do you know?
The loud one is a grackle. We have them all over Phoenix. Medium sized all black bird with long tail and long beak. Very smart birds that can learn to mimic words in captivity. 1 of my favorite birds.
Grackles make the weirdest calls. But also, the compact food garden--so cool right? I love it. I want my yard to be like that ultimately. I'm working on it, and all my neighbors who come by on walks tell me they love the yard.
@@athomeinmyhead continue with the great work
A jungle of food. How nice.
👍👍👍👍👍
It took 7 years and my is not even a half meter big.😔
Do you know why this is?
Soil, sun, water, nutrients. You do not have the right combination. You could be in the wrong soil. It's not deep enough. It's not draining well. Wrong PH. Too much clay. The tree is not getting enough sun. You may have too much, or not enough water. Water may be brackish, not contain enough oxygen, stagnant, or polluted. Your tree is not getting the nutrients it needs. You may have to add some worm castings.
@@chinatownboy7482 thank you
if you graft them (which is easy to do) you will have fruit in one year. just find a tree that you like the fruit, plants the seed, then when large enough graft it from the tree.
Can you graft a seed tree from its own scions like a self graft?
@@toymot that's what I have done. I got some seeds from a local tree that I love the tase of, planted the seeds, then when about two feet tall I grafted them from the same adult tree.
Can I buy the loquats fruits from you pls?
Do they produce fruit,if grown from seed.Because I have tree grown from seed and Id like to know if it will produce fruit in the future.
Between 5 to 8 years they reckon
I’m here in Southern California. My seedling started in 2017 and this Spring will be my first fruit. So, about 5 years. Tree is about 7 feet tall. The south side of tree is where the fruit is. ☺️
I planted seeds from Morocco in yard as a kid.
Took like 4 or 5 years to fruit if i remember correctly.
They grew into 20 foot trees.
Gave lots of fruit.
My family sold the house and the new owners cut them down.
I didnt take any cutting...
Like 👍 my friend
are you selling some of those seedlings? I could stop by and pick up, I'm local.
Anthony Maduri go around tour neighborhood and look for a fruiting tree and collect the ripe fruit they have seeds tons
Agreed. Seems like loquat trees are everywhere in places where they do well.... each fruit has 2-4 seeds, and it seems like every seed germinates as long as the seeds don't dry out before planting, they don't seem to store well at all, but if the seeds go straight from the fruit into moist ground or potting mix, every one seems to come up.
wow. online it said it was 8 to 10 yrs from seed to fruit. now i know the source online was incorrect.
I see that a lot. Stories about how trees take several years to fruit, or the fruit is bad, or it won't fruit at all... then I check online and almost always find gardening videos of people showing off great results from seed. I honestly think they tell those stories just to sell the current cultivars!
I’m jealous 🙍🏼♀️
Sweet would you be willing to sell any seeds I'll pay for the postage too. I'm from Barbados West Indies.
I heard 5/6 years to fruit from graft and 8-10 from seed😖🥺 ..., besides the swamp ..,what’s the secret?!? I don’t want to wait til I’m old!!!
I have a hard time with believing a seed grows into a fruiting tree in 3.5 years. Even harder to believe that a tree can grow to that size in 3.5 years.
Can I bay San tree or seed fron you. I love so much. Loquat...
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Can i get some seeds from you?
You can buy loquat from a grocery store and use seeds to grow at home. All the best
@@cookwithzari7300 thanks but we don't sell loquats in Barbados
I can’t focus on this video that I want to focus on because you say “HeighTH”
Dats not no real word! 🙎🏼♀️☝🏻🤓It’s “height” ( and “width”)👍🏻