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["Bassem Samaan" <bassem@gardener.com>]

Loquat needs the cool temperatures in order for them to set flowers. So if you don't have it outside enough, and you don't give it cool temperatures in winter it may not flower.

Thanks,

Bass Samaan
http://www.TreesofJoy.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "mIEKAL aND" <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Loquats in pa
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:11:54 -0500


I also have two 12 year old loquats in 10 gallon pots. But they have
never flowered. I'm thinking they don't get to be outside enough
months before I have to bring them inside in order to put out flowers.

~mIEKAL



On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Bassem Samaan wrote:
> I have two loquat trees that were loaded with fruit this year. I > grow them
> in large containers, and leave them outside until frost. It will flower
> around November. Then I drag it into my greenhouse, the fruit was ripe in
> March this year.
> Who said you can't grow Loquat in Pennsylvania? you can but not > in ground.
> You can see the pictures on my website.
> http://www.treesofjoy.com/fruit.htm
>
> Bass samaan
> zone 6, Pa
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bass Samaan
> http://www.TreesofJoy.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Moore"
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers"
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Loquats
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 09:15:11 -0700 (PDT)
>
> I don't know why they won't eat them. Maybe the skins are too > tough? Anyway,
> the birds seem to be leaving the fruit alone this year so I'll > have plenty
> to put up. We're right in the middle of the season down here in Cajun
> country.
> I understand what you mean about people not eating fruit. The locals down
> here mostly ignore all the Black Cherries that grow wild here. They have
> even told me they were poisonous. It seems that the laxative effect from
> eating too many cherries has them convinced that they are > inedible. Could be
> the effect is more pronounced with these. I'm having a hard time locating
> the trees anymore. With all the development and older farmers > dying off, the
> trees are disappearing too.
>
> Kevin Z9
>
> ________________________________
> From: Stephen Sadler
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Loquats
>
> Mark,
>
>
>
> I’m a loquat fan.  Thanks for that link!
>
>
>
> Kevin, what the heck is wrong with your family?  Do they think only
> supermarket fruit is edible?  If they weren’t so fragile, they’d be in
> markets.  There are many loquat trees here in Sacramento that > people regard
> only as decorative, and tons of fruit falls to the ground.  What a waste.
> Anyway, for recipes, I had been treating them as apricots (only they’re
> sweeter than most) or peaches; actually, there are many recipes for other
> fruits I’ve used.
>
> Still, for almost anything, I freeze, dry, or can, then make > other recipes
> later, including preserves, syrups, pie filling and the like.  I > suppose you
> could candy them, but I don’t find that candied fruits have a > long list of
> non-fruitcake uses.
>
>
>
> ~ Stephen
>
> Looking forward to loquat season
>
>
>
> From:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of piper33@verizon.net
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:08 AM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Loquats
>
>
>
> Kevin,
> First off... Do not eat, chew, or swallow the seeds. The loquat > seed may be
> highly toxic. Remove the fleshly fruit from the seed before eating or
> cooking.
>
> OK, now for recipes. Look at > http://www.loquatworld.com/LoquatRecipes.html
> for jelly, jam , ice cream sauce, wine, and many other  recipes.
>
> To the group: I have loquat seedlings in the ground that survived > a severe
> winter as far as Seattle goes. Any idea on how many years before > a seedling
> starts blooming?
> -Mark Lee, Seattle, zone 8, plums and honeyberry now in bloom
>
>
> Mar 30, 2009 01:39:00 AM, nafex@lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> The Loquats are ripe right now. I am the only one in the family > who will eat
> them. I generally eat them out of hand and leave the rest for the > squirrels
> and cardinals, but it bugs me to leave all that beautiful fruit. > Does anyone
> have any knowledge of how to preserve them beyond the obvious?(Canning,
> drying, freezing.) Any ideas or recipes would be appreciated.
> thanks
>
> Kevin Z9
>
>
>
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