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[Faye and Ned Rahn <plantfolks@yahoo.com>]

Thanks for the info.  I will try to obtain a copy of
the article through our local library.

I have read that loquats can be grown as a container
plant, so maybe that would be one way to go. I have a
mature Advance (as well as several other named
varieties), which is said to be smaller than most, but
it is still about 15' tall.  It is subject to having
the fruit aborted by freezes here most winters, but
should do ok in a container.  

Loquats have been grown here (zone 8b), and in other
such regions of the Southeast (where they are
subjected to freezes) for many years.  Many are grown
from the seeds of existing plants, so it would seem
that this selection process might have resulted in a
few trees that have increased fruit hardiness. The
more eyes we have looking, the more likely we are to
find a few that would extend the fruiting limits. 

I hadn't planned to attend the SFF meeting but would
like to try to make sometime when it is fairly near
here.  

Ned

--- rob hamilton <lostman_amiga@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would be interested in what you find out. A friend
> and I are interested in finding a cold hardy or a
> very
> early fruiting loquat.  I am told the there is an
> article witten in abouit hardy loquats in the
> Horticultural Rewiew volume 23 page 240 by edited by
> Janick.  But I dont have a local resource for that
> publicaton. I also know there is also an active
> breeding program in china, I dont know the details.
> 
> What we are thinking of doing is growing a few as
> dwarfs (by either bonsaing them or grafting them on
> to
> dwarf quince rootstock). This way protection could
> be
> a bit easier.  This seem to be the onlt way to get
> fruit in Atlanta,GA (zone 7b/8) right now.
> 
> If you plan to go to the SFF meeting, I would like
> to
> talk to you further about this. 
> 
> 
> --- Faye and Ned Rahn <plantfolks@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This is my second attempt to post to the message
> > board
> > - hope I get it right this time. 
> > 
> > I live in zone 8b, where loquats are used in the
> > landscape and where the winters are mild enough
> for
> > them to sometimes bear fruit. Loquats bloom and
> set
> > fruit in the winter, which makes the fruit itself
> > subject to freeze damage at or below 25 degrees f,
> > while the tree can handle 15 degrees or so. I have
> > observed that individual trees seem to vary a
> great
> > deal in their ability to fruit after being
> subjected
> > to freezing temperatures. This winter brought one
> 19
> > degree night and several nights where the temps
> > dropped to 25 or less. I have collected seed and
> > budwood from several local trees that fruited
> > despite
> > the freezes. Also, friend that lives North of me
> > took
> > me to two trees, near his home, that fruited after
> a
> > low of 13 degrees.  The fruit was above average in
> > size and very tasty.  These two trees were next to
> > brick buildings, which I would guess helped, but I
> > don't think the buildings alone can explain why
> the
> > trees fruited. I am hoping that they simply more
> > cold
> > tolerant.
> >  
> > This has got me to wondering what others might
> have
> > observed in regards loquats fruiting after winter
> > freezes.  Also, I have some seed  from one of the
> > trees that fruited after the low of 13, which I
> > would
> > be happy to share. 
> >  
> > Ned
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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