LOQUAT SEEDLINGS (ERYOBORTRYA JAPONICA) JAPANESE PLUM/APRICOT, NISPERO JAPONES

Description: You will receive 1 seedling plant from 7 to 10 or more inches tall IN ONE BIODEGRADABLE CUP containing soil-less medium. My seedlings are organically grown from seeds with NO pesticides. Loquat is a moderate to fast growing fruit tree reaching up to 25 feet in perfect conditions but is typically pruned back to remain under 15 feet tall for easy fruit harvesting. Loquat produces clusters of sweet/citrus flavored fruit that some describe as a cross between citrus, peach and mango. I recommend initially growing your plant in a plastic 1-3 gal. pot until at least 2-3 ft tall, then transplant to your garden location of choice. YOUR PLANT WILL BE SECURELY PACKAGED IN A BIODEGRADABLE CUP TO PRESERVE MOISTURE DURING THE 2-5 DAY SHIPPING. DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLANT, IT ISN'T UNUSUAL TO FIND THAT LEAVES MAY APPEAR WILTED OR MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF THE PLANT ON ARRIVAL. THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOUR PLANT DIED. LOQUAT IS VERY HARDY, HANDLING SHIPPING STRESS QUITE WELL. SEE INFO BELOW.”THE LOQUAT (ERYOBORTRYA JAPONICA) IS A RELATIVE TO THE ROSE AS WELL AS THE APPLE, PEAR, PEACH AND NECTARINE. IT IS NATIVE TO SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL CHINA BUT HAS BEEN CULTIVATED IN JAPAN FOR OVER 1000 YEARS. IT WAS LATER INTRODUCED TO THE WEST IN 1690 AND CAN BE FOUND IN THE NEAR, MIDDLE, AND FAR EAST. NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AND SOUTH AFRICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, INDIA AS WELL AS THE EAST INDIES. LOQUAT GOES BY MANY DIFFERENT NAMES DEPENDING ON WHERE IN THE WORLD IT CAN BE FOUND. THE COMMON ENGLISH NAMES INCLUDE JAPANESE PLUMS, JAPANESE APRICOT, AND JAPANESE MEDLAR, AND CHINESE PLUM. IN SPANISH IT IS KNOWN AS NISPERO JAPONICA, IN CHINA: LUJU, PORTUGUESE: AMEIXA DO JAPAO. SOIL: IN GENERAL, LOQUAT ADAPTS WELL TO BOTH ACID OR ALKALINE PH WHICH IS WELL DEMONSTRATED IN BOTH THE ACID SOILS OF EAST TEXAS AND THE ALKALINE SOILS OF NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS WHERE THE TREES PERFORM WELL DESPITE THE DIFFERING SOIL PH. THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IS THAT YOUR SOIL DRAINS WELL AND HAS A LOW SALINE CONTENT. FOR THIS REASON, YOU MAY NEED TO HAVE YOUR SOIL TESTED IF YOU INTEND TO PLANT YOUR TREE ALONG THE COASTLINE WHERE SALT WATER MIGHT BE A PROBLEM IN YOUR SOIL. LOQUAT IS ALSO QUITE TOLERANT OF FERTILE LOAMY, CLAY OR EVEN GRAVELLY LIMESTONE SOILS. WATERING: DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF GROWTH YOU MAY WATER 3 TO 4 TIMES PER WEEK, DEPENDING ON HOW HOT AND DRY YOUR SUMMER MONTHS ARE, HOW WELL YOUR SOIL DRAINS AND YOUR AVERAGE RAINFALLS. THE GENERAL RULE OF THUMB FOR WATERING YOUR LOQUAT TREE IS 10 GALLONS OF WATER FOR EVERY INCH OF DIAMETER OF YOUR TREE TRUNK. WATERING CAN BE CUT BACK OR STOPPED ALTOGETHER DURING THE RAINY SEASON IN ORDER TO PREVENT POOLING OF WATER AROUND THE ROOT SYSTEM. THE BEST PRACTICE IS TO WATER HALF WAY BETWEEN THE TRUNK OF YOUR TREE AND THE DRIP LINE IN ORDER TO PREVENT POOLING AT THE TRUNK OF YOUR TREE WHICH MIGHT ENCOURAGE ROOT ROT. IF YOUR LOQUAT IS PLANTED ON YOUR LAWN OR ANYWHERE THAT YOU HAVE A REGULAR IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEM, THEN ONCE YOUR LOQUAT TREE MATURES YOU WILL NOT NEED TO WATER AT ALL. CLIMATE: LOQUAT IS A SUBTROPICAL EVERGREEN FRUIT TREE THAT IS BEST ADAPTED TO SUBTROPICAL, WARM CLIMATES. BLOOMS ARE GENERALLY PRODUCED IN THE FALL AND EARLY WINTER, FOLLOWED BY FRUIT THAT IS HARVESTED IN THE SPRING. MATURE LOQUAT TREES ARE TOLERANT OF TEMPERATURES BELOW 10 F BUT BOTH THE FLOWERS AND THE FRUITS ARE KILLED IF TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 30 F. IF FRUIT PRODUCTION IS ONE OF YOUR CONSIDERATIONS, PLANT YOUR TREE ON THE SOUTH OR SOUTH EAST SIDE OF YOUR HOME. THIS WILL MAXIMIZE WEATHER PROTECTION TO PROTECT FRUIT PRODUCTION FROM COLDER TEMPERATURES. FERTILIZER: IN GENERAL, LOQUAT DOES NOT TYPICALLY REQUIRE FERTILIZER TO BE PRODUCTIVE DURING IT'S GROWING SEASON. SIMPLY APPLYING A HANDFUL OF GRANULAR FERTILIZER DURING THE BEGINING OF SPRING IS ALL YOUR TREE WILL NEED TO PRODUCE HEAVY FLOWERING AND GOOD FRUIT PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, YOUR MATURE TREE CAN STILL BENEFIT AND IMPROVE FRUIT PRODUCTION IF IT IS FERTILIZED AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES PER YEAR. APPLICATION OF A 6-6-6 OR 8-3-9 FERTILIZER MIX CAN BE APPLIED JUST BEFORE OR AT FLOWER BLOOM, DURING LATE FALL AND AGAIN DURING THE SUMMER. PHOSPHATE (P2 O5) AND POTASH K2 O SHOULD ALSO BE A PART OF THE MIX PLEASE PLANT YOUR LOQUAT TREE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. FOR BEST RESULTS, PLANT YOUR SEEDLING IN A 1 GALLON PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER AND KEEP IT IN PART SHADE UNTIL YOUR SEEDLING IS AT LEAST 2 TO 4 FEET TALL. (THE TALLER THE BETTER). PLACING YOUR YOUNG TENDER SEEDLING IN FULL SUN WILL RESULT IN YOUNG LEAVES BECOMING BURNED DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF YOUR SUNLIGHT.DO NOT REMOVE YOUR SEEDLING FROM THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER OR YOU WILL RISK SHOCKING OR KILLING YOUR TENDER YOUNG PLANT. THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER WILL BREAK DOWN OVER TIME AS THE ROOT SYSTEM OF YOUR LOQUAT TREE DEVELOPS. ENSURE THAT THE SOIL/ROOT SYSTEM IS STILL MOIST/WET, PRIOR TO PLANTING. IF SOIL FEELS DRY TO THE TOUCH, THEN HYDRATE YOUR SEEDLING WITH DISTILLED, SPRING OR REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER. NEVER USE CHLORINATED WATER ON YOUNG PLANTS, SOME PLANTS DON'T TOLERATE IT WELL.

Price: 23 USD

Location: Melbourne, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-02T21:57:12.000Z

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