kgbenson

Hello all,

I have a few loquats but have some room for more. I have some rootstock and could graft if I could find some scion wood but I am really in the market for some growing trees or grafted varieties. I have big Jim, adVance or champagne (memory fails) and yehuda.

Are there any nurseries with other cultivars?

Any help would be appreciated.

Keith

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harveyc

Keith, I don't know of anybody offering varieties in the U.S. other than those you've listed, besides Arboreum : Bareroot Fruit Trees but they don't list loquats on their web site. They have sold grafted loquat trees of quite a few varieties at various plant events in northern California. I bought an Argelina from them. There is an article about some of their varieties at http://www.crfg.org/chapters/santa_c...afSepOct09.pdf

His prices are pretty high. I paid $35 for my 5 gallon tree a few months ago. I have no idea if he'd be willing to sell scions or not. Maybe Lisa Stapleton, who wrote that article and had purchased 3 varieties from Patrick in 2009, might be willing to sell you some scions. Her email address is on page 1 of the newsletter.

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These nurseries might have these varieties:

Treehouse Nursery (Pine Island, Fl.) ('Italy', 'Turkey', 'Olivar'and 'X-mas')

Top Tropicals (Punta Gorda, Fl.) ('Yehuda', 'Gold Nugget' and 'Italy')

Crowley's Nursery & Garden (Sarasota, Fl.) ('X-mas', 'Bradenton' and 'Sherry')

Garden of Delights(Davie, Fl.) ('Bradenton' and 'Kohala')

Echo ( Fort Myers, Fl) (All of the above and 'Premier', 'Wolfe' and 'Fletcher')

Also, check our List of Growers and Vendors

kgbenson

Thanks!!

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harveyc

By the way, Ken Love of Hawaii sent material of many different varieties to the USDA repository in Davis, CA several years ago. The former curator there was interested in them but it wasn't officially a species in their collection. I saw them at least once during my visits there and I think I was told they were unsure what was going to be done with them. Several of them had fireblight even though I've never seen fireblight on my trees or others in yards, etc. but a friend of mine told me he has had problem with fireblight in loquats.

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barnetmill

I did plant two loquats that were probably of seedling origin. After a hurricane one died and the other remained sickly and would not grow and seems to have disappeared. They were in a pear orchard that from time to time does get fireblight so it is possible that along with being weakened by storms they became suceptible to fireblight. The other 4 loquats at other locations on my 8 acres show no sign of illness.

Darkman

No named cultivars only seedlings selected from nice trees.

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sunfish

Yes I don't think I would buy anything from them.Something seems fishy

Bob3

I've got bunches of Loquat seedlings available for adoption here but don't have a clue as to what cultivar they are.
The "source tree" is going to have one heck of a bumper crop this year, can't wait to start spitting seeds!!!

From all accounts from folks that have been getting seedlings from us over the years they have all been true to the original's flavor.

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jjjankovsky

I have one left...and is not very hardy...

How do you enjoy these things, like cherries in a bowl? Or like a pear?

sunfish

like cherries in a bowl

Bob3

I eat 'em right off the tree, like a squirrel!

They don't keep very long unless a little piece of the stem is left on & then they don't last more than a couple-few days.

Actually, they're probably closer to small plums in size & "style of eating".

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sunfish

This tree has thousands of fruit

jjjankovsky

my survivor is really puny...i'll give it the rainy season to get going...or it's nixville and I'll plant a new tree of some type.

My Malay Apple is very happy but my Custard Apple grows leaves and just one fruit in 4 years...having very good luck grafting selected citrus on old rootstock that had failed grafts.

Avocados in 2 varieties in bloom now and 6 different mango types getting started...gotta stop buying young trees and then the frequent irrigation might permit more time with the umbrella drinks on the veranda!

kgbenson

I have been emailing some of the nurseries mentioned above and thought I would make a single post to help others with anything I have found. I am not listing pricing simply because they change over time.

Willis Orchards: Loquat Trees - Orange Fleshed Varieties | White Fleshed Varieties - Willis Orchard Company
Will Ship.
a number of different sizes available.
Gold nugget, Early Red, Vista White.

Cliftons Nursery: Clifton's Nursery Premium Potted Plants and Trees
Will ship: Excellent packing. I bought one from them years ago and the thing arrived in it's pot and in impeccable shape.
5 gallon trees
Advance, Big Jim, Champagne, Gold Nugget, McBeth

www.fuitlovers.com: Has Golden Nugget and Wolff as scion wood. $5 each plus S&H, minimum order $30

Papaya Tree Nursery: Papaya Tree Nursery
Does not Ship
Has Japanese Supersweet, Big Jim

Eriobotrya japonica*, Loquat, Japanese Plum - TopTropicals.com
Does ship
3 gallon pots
Gold Nugget, Champagne, Italy, Turkey, yahuda

Excalibur Fruit Trees
Bradenton, Gold Nugget, Oliver, Sherry, Wolfe

Buy Tropical Fruit | Flowering Trees | Exotic Plants Online
Does Ship
Oliver

I will edit this as more info becomes available.

Keith

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[quote=kgbenson;189891]I have been emailing some of the nurseries mentioned above and thought I would make a single post to help others with anything I have found. I am not listing pricing simply because they change over time.

Willis Orchards: [url=http://www.willisorchards.com/category

Keith[/QUOTE]

I believe they are the same as TY TY

Bob3

Does anybody know what cultivars were available in the US over 50 years ago?
Wild guesses, anybody?

update: someone was nice enough to turn me on to an old book, circa 1963, titled "A History of Subtropical Fruits and Nuts in California".

It's available for download from: http://websites.lib.ucr.edu/agnic/bu...utterfield.pdf

It's about 15MB in size & a very informative read. (for California folks, at least).

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