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[rmelrose@danvilleVT.net]

Thanks for the guidance. I will see if I can locate some scions of named
varieties and try my hand at grafting them -- although I have never grafted
anything (successfully anyway) that wasn't at least close to dormant.


On 27 Mar, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> I've been growing loquats from seed collected from a fruiting loquat
> at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.  Just lost my oldest tree which was
> 12-14 years old & not once did it flower or fruit tho one year it sure
> looked like it was going to flower.  Grafted loquats are probably the
> way to go.  They do make wonderful low maintenance houseplants if you
> don't let them get too big.
> 
> ~mIEKAL
> 
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 12:51 PM,  <rmelrose@danvillevt.net> wrote:
>> Anyone out there have experience growing Loguat (as in Eriobotrya japonica)
>> in a pot? I have two sprouted from seed (different cultivars too) and both
>> are doing pretty well inside in a sunny cool room over winter; they will go
>> outside if it every warms up here.
>>