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HARDINESS ZONE.8-10
GROW.Plant your seeds in a well-draining soilless potting medium, covering the top with an inch (2.5 cm.) more of medium.Loquat seed germination works best in a bright, warm environment. Place your pot in a well-lit place at least 70 F. (21 C.), and keep it moist until the seeds sprout.
WHEN TO PLANT.Spring or summer
TALL.Grows up to 10-25 ft. tall and wide (300-750 cm). Adds 36 in. per year (90 cm).
EDIBLE.Loquat can be eaten fresh like other fruit, and the skin is usually eaten as well. It can also be used like apples, peaches, etc., in pies, jams, and other culinary uses.
Description Loquat is a large evergreen shrub or small rounded tree with handsome, leathery-textured leaves, up to 8 in. long (20 cm). Veiny and toothed, the foliage is dark-green and glossy on the upper surface, whitish-or rusty-hairy underneath. Large terminal panicles, up to 6 in. long (15 cm), of 30 to 100 sweetly fragrant, five-petaled, white flowers are produced in late fall through winter. Shining against the foliage, they are followed by edible, apricot-yellow, oblong to pear-shaped fruits, up to 2 in. long (5 cm), which ripen in spring or early summer. Juicy, the fruits are excellent when eaten fresh off the tree or in salads, jellies, jams or pies. Japanese Loquat is an excellent architectural plant for the warm-climate garden. It also can be grown in patio containers, or espaliered against a wall or structure. A full sun to part shade lover, this plant is easily grown in fertile,evenly moist,well-drained soils.Water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly when in growth and keep just moist in winter. Some drought tolerance once established.