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Brian starts with ... Hello. I was wondering if anyone could please name this variety of Loquat? It was large, about the size of a small pear. It was bright yellow, very sweet and full-flavoured. It wasn't the variety that you commonly see in people's gardens. It was similar, only the fruit was significantly larger. Can anyone name this variety? Thanks!
| About the Author Brian Thirlmere, NSW 31st August 2009 10:25am #UserID: 2730 Posts: 7 View All Brian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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mike says... hi Brian: I'm quite sure that the Loquat variety is called Big Jim. I got mine from a nursery in southern California. this variety is the largest fruit of Loquat variety. just for reference below a link to a pic with the owners mom holding a bunch of large fruit. http://www.papayatreenursery.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=1206&g2_GALLERYSID=a7011fd7292341518f3c7c91c7c1a967 | About the Author maverick california 1st September 2009 2:52am #UserID: 2738 Posts: 3 View All maverick's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brian says... Hi Mike. Thanks! I'm pretty sure the picture I orginally used was of the variety Big Jim. However, I don't know that we have one with that name here in Australia. Certainly the fruit is exactly the same. I posted that fantastic picture you gave the link to here so everyone could see what a beauty it is. I wonder if you would get the same quality of fruit if you grew Big Jim from seed???
| About the Author Brian Thirlmere, NSW 1st September 2009 10:09am #UserID: 2730 Posts: 7 View All Brian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brian says... Hi Janet. No, sadly. The tree, a large tree, was on a block with an old house, which was entirely cleared to make way for a new house. However, in the photo above, the woman is holding a bunch of large loquats, which, are essentially identical to the ones I originally described. Identical! | About the Author Brian Thirlmere, NSW 2nd September 2009 10:27am #UserID: 2730 Posts: 7 View All Brian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brian Thirlmere, NSW 2nd September 2009 10:36am #UserID: 2730 Posts: 7 View All Brian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... I am thinking that the best way to get a good loquat (especially in WA) is to get a cutting of someone else's and graft myself. I spied a lovely big tree up the road from Tas 1 trees in swan valley - it's not much farther up and on the opposite side of the road. Tas 1 trees has seedlings from a superior plant in the area - maybe the bloke there might do grafts if the demand is there? Otherwise an advert in the Quokka might be the go. In the meantime - I am giving his seedling tree a go - I might get lucky!? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 2nd September 2009 11:16am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brian says... Hi Amanda. Absolutely. I would definitely give a seed a go. I had great luck growing the smaller variety from seed. However, as Mike above rightly pointed out, it is a longterm and potentially risky strategy. It's just that the smaller loquat has a terrible seed to flesh ratio. If I knew where the larger variety was growing, I would certainly try my luck with a cutting. I wouldn't worry about grafting, as long as I had a clone of the original. I would be more than happy getting that to grow. | About the Author Brian Thirlmere, NSW 2nd September 2009 11:42am #UserID: 2730 Posts: 7 View All Brian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Thanks Brian - I have lots of room to experiment - so lucky in that respect. From my research - loquats are very hard to grow from cuttings tho'? That's probly why all available are seedlings or grafts. If my seedling no good - all not lost - I will graft a good one onto it when I track one down! :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 2nd September 2009 11:49am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brian Thirlmere, NSW 3rd September 2009 1:40pm #UserID: 2730 Posts: 7 View All Brian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author blackthumb Geraldton W.A. 19th October 2010 11:49am #UserID: 4433 Posts: 1 View All blackthumb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi blackthumb - I am on the coast up near Drummonds Cove and have had no luck with growing loquats :-( I found out recently that they are "ultra" sensitive to salinity - so between our bad Gero scheme water and the salty wind they just didn't cope. (I won't have a go again until we move south) If you want a head start - then Joe at Tass1 (or Tas1?) trees/nursery - in the Swan Valley - has plants. Depends where u are in Gero, I guess, and if you have access to rain water? (silly question huh - what rain!!??) It's nice to see someone from Gero on here at last! :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 19th October 2010 6:25pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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micarle says... These fruit are from my seedling tree, not planted by me but it was here when i moved in. The tree is quite old about 50 years i think! As you can see the fruits are not yet fully ripe but if i don't collect some at this stage i miss out! The Bowerbirds and possums's get the lion's share! I'm not sure if its just me but i have always thought they tasted a bit like a mild passionfruit??
| About the Author micarle 19th October 2010 7:52pm #UserID: 3141 Posts: 250 View All micarle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Down near the train line I spotted a loquat tree with fruit about the size of chokos. It is in a yard where it apppears to get little love, but grows and fruits well, and I would be certain its a seedling. I planted a few seedlings, and when they come up I'm definately going to talk to the owner about taking a few scions for grafting. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 20th October 2010 10:28am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 20th October 2010 11:28am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Yes, all fruit is gone for the season now, so taste test will be next year. Who knows, it may just be a huge mass of seeds making it that size, but I'd still graft it for ornamental value alone. There are a number of seedling trees along the train lines here, with variable fruit (often on the same tree), but one tree has beautiful sweet, almost peachy, syrupy fruit. Skin was a bit thick, but I found no fruit fly. I will graft this also for fun. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 20th October 2010 11:43am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... BJ, sounds like you have some awesome train line Loquat's there, I've never seen one with large fruit at all, I guess golf ball size is about as big as I've seen them. Kert and anyone else that's grow them to fruiting size from seed, what kind of size are the trees when they fruit?. I was kind of hoping one of mine will fruit next year it can be any older than 7 years old although getting to a decent size now | About the Author Jason Portland 20th October 2010 10:29pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... There is a large variety in New Zealand, still quite rare. The fruit are up to 85mm long. The skin is thick and so they wont bruise and they last on the shelf many days up to maybe ten days. They are white inside. I will try breeding them to get better taste and maybe even bigger fruit. The tree is incredibly resistant to pear or fire blight, hence grows quite easy from cuttings. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 3rd July 2018 2:40pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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