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We have a loquat tree in memory of the one my Mom had. We used to sit outside as a family and process the fruit for jam. So every year on Mother's Day in honor of Mom I make a batch of loquat jam. It was tedious to process all the fruit by myself! Last year I gave my brothers each a jar and they teared up with memories of Mom! Just had a peanut butter and loquat jam sandwich for lunch and had fun remembering my wonderful childhood.
Growing up in New Orleans, those trees are everywhere including my grandma’s backyard. The whole summer we’d live off the fruit because we stayed outside all day long. I planted one in every backyard we’ve had because it brings back such great memories.
I grew up in Compton CA. One of my best friends had a loquat tree in their yard. We’d eat the seeds while we were playing up and down the block, and spit them out everywhere, so now when I go home to visit, there are large, beautiful loquat trees growing in the yard of my childhood home and up and down yards and parkways on the street! 😂
mygrandma has one in her front yard she's a little too old to pick all of them herself, but she says when all the fruit is ripe, all the chinesemoms come out of the woodwork to ask if they can have some. she always lets them take as much as they want as long as they pick some for her too. it's a good thing she's got going on 😆
From 1962 until 1965, I lived in Fresno, California. I was from the Midwest, Iowa, and had never experienced loquats. I loved them and they were readily available in my neighborhood. It has been 58 years since I have tasted one, and still remember the sweet and juicy fruit. I am now back in the Midwest, Iowa, and wish I could grow these in my yard. That and pomegranates are what I miss the most. I can purchase pomegranates in my local stores, but picking them off a tree and getting such huge fruits, is something I still miss about California.
@yengvang3071 My mother-in-law lived near Redding, California. She had one in her yard. They were quite common around town. Oddly, most people never harvested them and one would see many trees with the fruit on the ground just rotting. Sad. We used to make all sorts of jams, bbq sauces and chutneys with them. Really miss having them here in the midwest. See them now and then in the Asian market, but they are expensive.
Yeah, lived in California, and remember seeing orange and lemon trees i yards or common areas, covered in fruit and tons rotting on the ground underneath. Although I can understand, as rented a house with 5 mature fruit trees, blackberries and a huge grape vine (covered a large shade structure)….and we just couldn’t keep up with all the fruit.
Grew up with this fruit, they're all over South African neighborhoods! Even have a few in my nursery! Good to see Loquats getting some love and thanks for the tea tip! Loquat timber also useful, extremely durable and was used for making pick axe handles here
BTW they're some sort of listed "declared weed" here in SA. Not quite at the level of the Port Jackson willow, so you can still legally keep a tree you already have.
From South Africa. I grew up with it but do not like the tree. I am off grid with water, power and food. My banana trees, Rabbits and pigion peas is my stapel food.
My parents moved to Mabopane Pretoria in the late 90s and they had a tree in the yard. After some time I realized that everyone on the street they lived on had a tree. It was the first time I knew of the fruit and because of this video I finally know what it is called.
My grandpa came to visit us in the mid 90s and tried his first loquat. He didn't realize there were big seeds in it and spit them out into our yard. 3 years later we had a tree where he spit out the seeds. We did so little in terms of cultivating, they just sprouted up like crazy! Almost everyone I knew growing up thought I was saying kumquat wrong but I had to explain to them loquats are different! LOVE them!
We have loquats all over Houston, and my volunteers survived the 5 day freeze a few years ago. It’s the first fruit of the year and the fruit reminds me of apricot/pineapple/peach flavor. Best to eat right off the tree
Of all my fruit trees that I left behind 2 years ago when I moved out of California I miss my loquat the most. Tons of the sweetest juiciest fruit every year!
The loquat leaf tea is one of my favorites. Bring to a simmer and Steep for five. The color is like champagne and it’s very healing. Preventative and can drink daily. I have grown them in Hawaii.
We had a very large loquat tree in our backyard here in Central Texas. Huge fruit bearer, and oh the gorgeous aroma of its late winter blossoms. Then came that freak ice and snowstorm, single digit storm a couple years ago. I can’t believe it killed my loquat, and all my “winter hardy” palms, and a redbud! Moving from Missouri I never thought I’d see such a winter storm in central Texas. I loved that tree. Im glad I had harvested heavily the summer before and saved some seeds!
Japanese plum ,1959 New Orleans , Louisiana French Quarter two story apt. No AC attic fan ,next door had tree grew past window in living room would reach out and pick plums and eat. Will be planting one on my property hopefully will get to taste them one more time. Thanks for the memory.
We are in South Florida (zone 10B). My loquat has grown tremendously ! It bears fruit in February or March here. I have made jam, bbq sauce, dehydrated and just blended the pulp for smoothies. Getting the pits out is time consuming in the bulk we have. The tree is really gorgeous. I liken the flavor to more tart than sweet.
@@mikelouis9389 In Kenya they grow even in forests and the trees are everywhere because birds and other animals, including wild animals eat them and the seed just germinates very quickly so if it survives in those conditions it can grow anywhere. In our farm there are like 10 trees . Love the fruit
These grow all over Sicily and we call them nespuli. Great memories picking them fresh off the trees in spring! I never see them in the USA. So delicious!
I love your videos..... Funny thing we are a family of 7 and I homeschool my 5 kids and we always watch your videos for school.... my four year old grew watermelon by watching your video as well as the others their assigned plant/tree. We recently purchased a loquat not really knowing how to care for it and have yet to plant or assign anyone to it.... thank you for posting videos that are very educational even for a young mind to understand..... my 9 year old son wants another one but told him we will have to wait till Papa gets paid because we are budgeting.. He is so excited and hopes ours begins to look lush and healthy like yours.... thank you again for all you do....
Loquat picking is an annual tradition done here in Bermuda. As a kid, after school climbing loquat trees and picking the ripe fruit was always the best way to have a snack on the walk home.
Lots of childhood memories here in Florida, also...... my brother and I would sneak into yards and pick at night! Life is to live......yeah, I know, today you may get shot doing that....
I want one!! I fell in love with loquats visiting my in laws in Spain. I didn’t know they grew here and was thrilled to recognize the tree in your video! I’ve been dreaming of mermelada de níspero for years!!
I encountered Loquat in the Azores over 50 years ago. Kevin is absolutely correct. Delicious, smaller than most other fruits, sweet, and they seemed easy to grow, being all around the island.
It's just an okay fruit. I had a tree that was very tall and produced fruits that were big. It's little sweat and sour but nothing special. Strawberries taste better than them.
I bought a loquat tree ~2 years ago (died) and then again last year because of how much you raved about them in prior videos. I learned they need a good amount of water (I live in TX) after having nearly all the plants leaves become scorched last year. Thanks for the extra tips; love the content 🫶
I got a loquat as a gift 3 years ago here in Northern Virginia. It has survived our winters in our backyard and is now almost as tall as I. Don't know the variety and it hasn't flowered yet but hope it's a self-pollinator. It's called ascadinya in Arabic and much loved. Thanks for the video!
I love these comments because this fruit means so much to me too and reminds me of my grandma. I've even considered getting a loquat tattoo! I've never tried the leaves, but I have infused the seeds in vodka with vanilla to make a drink that tastes like amaretto. (PSA: The seeds do have a little bit of cyanide in them, so you wouldn't want to chug gallons of it.)
We had a champagne loquat tree back in Florida and it made a ton of fruit. It bruises very easily and the squirrels love it. I used to eat it a lot since we struggled with money back then.
I LOVE THEM! THEY USED TO GROW IN MY BACKYARD AND NOW THEY GROW ON TREES AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN DANA POINT CA HARBOR TOWN...PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE...I PICK THEM AND EAT THEM WHENEVER THEY ARE READY. 😁♥️
I wish I could have a loquat tree in my small yard, but I live in a trailer park where nobody has a claim to the land around them for planting things. I just want to tell you how much I enjoyed hearing about your experiences with your fruit trees and wish you continued success with your garden.
I love loquats! There was a loquat tree in our yard where I grew up. It was a great climbing tree, and we ate the heck out of the fruit. I remember mom making a pie out of it. It was about half seeds, so we had to process a lot of fruit to get there. Delicious!
I ate my share of loquats when I lived in South Florida. I'd climb the tree to get to the good ones. The dark orange ones are so sweet! They grow where I live now. I don't have a tree of my own but I might get one! Loquat jam sounds delicious! 🤤
I love loquats. We can grow the tree here in Seattle but it's got to be a really mild winter to get fruit. They are very common in Turkey and Greece, and where they grow, they are really welcome in spring because they're one of the first local fruit to ripen. The only downside is, some are completely watery/tasteless. I don't know if that's a variety or cultivation issue. My method for eating the fruit is to bite the bottom off, give a squeeze to expel the seeds, and chow down. :-) You can also make a really delicious liqueur out of the seeds. You need to dry them in the sun for a week or so, then soak them in green alcohol along with a vanilla bean and a bit of lemon peel, then add sugar syrup. There are a few recipes online available. But you really need to agent for at least six months, otherwise it will taste really harsh, like kerosene. After that though, it's almost like amaretto.
loquats are a delicious fruit that we ate growing up in Johannesburg south africa. In fact here was a tree whose branches would grow over a fence of a house we used to eat from on our way to school. A real treat for those just discovering it now
Nice video extremely comprehensive and well done. thank you I planted mine three years ago. Last year the squirrels and birds ate the fruits which were quite small, but I enjoyed few of them that were extremely. This year the tree is full hundred of loquat
I live in Cottonwood, Calif., USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 9. I think a loquat tree would be fun in my back yard . . . which is in beginning stages. Kevin, I really appreciate the Epic Gardening show - especially when you and Jacques begin an episode by laughing as you step into the view. Thank you!
My parents had a couple of the same kind of loquat trees in their yard. All the grandkids (and us) would love to harvest them and sit on the bench underneath the tree to snack on them. Such great memories. I wish I would’ve saved some seeds or grew a tree from their tree. I love all of yours and Jacques videos…maybe add some bloopers at the end. You guys crack me up.
I've spent 95% of my life in L.A., there a re loquats growing in yards everywhere but I just noticed them a couple years ago when I started growing my own fruit trees. I love "discovering:" trees around town, "sampling" the loquats and bringing home the seeds to plant in my yard.
My family had a loquat tree where I grew up in San Diego. All the neighborhood kids would hang out in the tree enjoying those delicious and juicy fruit. Enjoyed all the fruit trees we had, but our loquat tree was the best!
Our neighbor has one, seeds sprout everywhere in our yard. We kept one. Its probably 5 years old and makes tons of fruit. But very much invasive in irrigated yards in Cali. They are everywhere in our area because they planted as decorative plants by the original builder. They really do get 30 feet tall!
In Brazil we call it "plum". It is found in all states of the country. It is very common tree in public squares. I live in the City of São Paulo, and close to where I live there are several plum trees. Including a still small one in my garden. All the best!!
I have found memories growing up with a " pe de ameixa" in my yard. I and friends would climb on it and jump on top of my house roof. 40 +years ago in Sao Paulo.
Thanks for showing this. I have a 1.5 year old loquat tree and now really excited for it to start fruiting! Not so warm climate, NZ Kapiti coast but looks happy so far.
"Nispero", great properties on his leaves too, for tea, diuretic. I have one three floors tall, and little "sons" bloom like grass around. Love this fruit, never get tired of it, eaving it directly from the tree, favorite "hobby" in spring.
What an awesome tree! I don’t think I’ve seen them in a nursery. I removed all the non native trees from my property with the purpose of replacing them with fruit producing options. I’ve added two apple trees and a peach. How awesome to have a tree like this one that has such a vast list of uses.
When I was a kid growing up in Florida we had loquat trees(3) in the back yard. I would stuff myself with them as they ripened, till my mom would tell me to leave them alone so she could make jam of the rest. It was definitely worth waiting for.
I have one that my youngest daughter gave me for mother's day 6 years ago because I did grow up with those trees in portugal and really missed them in egypt all the family and friends wait for March to pick up the fruits good memories for all of us
I've been wanting one so bad. This tree holds sentimental value for me too because my dad had one. One of my favorite memories with him were of him picking me this yummy fruit. :) Haven't been able to find it in Redding CA and I have spent a chuck on the garden already this year.
I ate loquat throughout my childhood. It is my favorite fruit. You are so lucky to be able to have a tree. I wish we had room to grow one. Love all the information you give.
I have been choosing fruit trees and didn’t even know about this!! Thank you for the great head’s up, I would love to include these in our fruit orchard!!
I finally found out the name of this fruit!! I also spent my childhood living in California. My cousin had a loquat tree in her front yard and we would eat its fruit. So delicious! That was the only time I saw and ate loquat. I can’t wait to plant a tree in my backyard and experience the joy of eating this delicious fruit!
My childhood home had a loquat tree outside. I have wonderful memories of picking the fruit with my grandfather. I would love to win a loquat for my children ❤
I'm in Malaysia. My gardener brought a cutting back from Pakistan and we nurtured it into a tree that's now growing happily in my garden despite the tropical heat. I just noticed that it is flowering for the first time. Hoping the fruit will set. Thanks for your informative video. Didn't know about the tea.
I’ve been learning so much from your channels. Even got rid of our grass and installed four raised beds. Now I’m thinking “where are we going to put a loquat tree?
One of my favourite fruits. I haven't seen them around for more than 20 years. So I'm going to plant a few in my orchid. Thanks for headlining the delicious Loquat.
So many backyards in Western Australia, where I grew up in the 1950s & 1960s, had a loquat tree, a lemon tree and a grape vine. Great grazing for children. A lilli-pilli in the front yard for jam. Oh - I forgot the mulberry and fig trees. They were not always in marvellous condition, but they survived the dry, hot summers.
I have a fantasy of having a Rosacea fruit forest with lots of roses since my Grandma loved her rose garden. Then if I wanted to gift people roses, instead of just a dozen roses, I could add a fruit basket and instructions on all the different ways to use the roses as food too. Maybe include a decorative glass bottle with a topper tied to the rim instead of a vase for them to make some rose water.
I love your content, your my favorite gardening channel!! ❤️ You have inspired me to start a garden and put many hours in the garden and feeding my family with fresh veggies and fruits. You have changed my life and I appreciate you, all your tips, hints, your time and videos you have put out. I'm watching all your videos and now I'm motivated to grow a loquat plant and try these out for the first time in my life. I just hope I can find it at my local nursery.
How fun! Ive lived all my life in California and feel pathetic saying I've never heard of this before! 😭 I'll definitely need to be hunting for one to go with my strawberry guava bushes I started this season! 🙌
I've got you beat in the pathetic arena. I lived in a house growing up and there was a loquat bush that no one knew what it was. The year we moved I decided even if it was poisonous I was going to try it. You can guess the rest of the story... did I say pathetic add grieved... I did take some seeds though for the next house.
We have a giant Biwa (Japanese) tree (Loquat) at the 200 year old Samurai house we are rennovating and it has insane fruit production. Just coming ripe now, and the leaves make amazing mulch.
The loquat looks delicious! I've really enjoyed watching your channel. I've started my first raised vegetable garden, and harvested my first zucchini today!
Loquats aren't really a thing here in Germany, I actually never heard of them until I discovered your channel a few years ago, but now I really want to grow them^^
We used to get them at farmers' markets in Germany. I grew up in Germany and was trying forever to figure out the translation for 2 fruits I used to love growing up. Loquats were sold as "Nispeln" in Germany. That might help you find them :)
@@helenawatson2985 I live in northern Baden-Württemberg, which is central Europes primary Mirabelle Plum growing region, since both are pretty simmilar Loquats just have not established here, but last year I found them at the local farmers market too:) Since we get pretty mild winters here you can actually grow them in ground, so growing my own is on my bucket list^^
Has a young kid growing up here in San Diego, my dad's aunt lived in Escondido, and she had a loquat tree by the steps to the porch on your way to her front door and believe me they were tasty, tasty. Thanks for the tips.
i have two loquat trees, one of them is about 25 feet and the other is maybe 10 feet that self seeded from the dropped fruit. Haven't watered the tree in over 8 years and it produces massive amount of fruit and is super sweet! Can you do a video on how to plant one of these from the cuttings?
I had loquats for the first time given to me by a friend who has a tree in her backyard, I made loquat jam and a loquat chutney, and then I planted a couple of seeds and they have sprouted, so now I will have my own tree.
I actually just visited Sicily and there was a loquat tree at the Siracusa Archaeological Park that we snuck a couple fruits. Absolutely loved them, but we had to research before we figured out they were loquats. Wish I knew what kind they were and very jealous you have a tree!
I live in Louisiana and there everywhere I see every so often in Louisiana I have a massive tree in front of my house. It produces a lot of flowers, but the flowers usually fall off and rot away because of the wet and cold falls but this year the flower survived and we got a fruit there was a ton almost like 20 pounds. They were so good. I planted some of the seeds in my greenhouse and pots and they grew a lot. I probably have like 20 seedlings in my greenhouse growing.
Some people have them as decorations and not knowing how good they really are - so I used to go pick them from neighbors and eat them. I now have land and a new loquat tree. I’m excited for this ❤
I grew 2 loquat trees from seeds we got from TX. I tasted a Loquat juice not so long ago to see what the taste is and... I'm allergic. Will still plant them, but yeah... Edit: I cannot win a whole tree. I live in the middle of the ocean with lots of big water around it 🇵🇷
I had asthma as a kid and my mother had me eat locusts so much per tradition chinese medicine beliefs. It's supposed to have nourishing properties for the throat/respiratory system when you get that tickle in the back of ur throat or when it feels dry.
Thanks for your input brother. My landlord has a few of these trees. I asked about them and his wife told me about them and said take a few. So here I am. My daughter and I ate 3 each while watching the video. Not bad at all. We garden, so I believe we're about to plant quite a few seeds. We got 14 seeds just out of the 4 we just ate.
I’m Chilean born and I grew up eating this fruit as a kid …in Chile we call them Nísperos …my grand parents had several trees of Loquat in their ranch …I have the sweetest memories eating this fruit …also used the seeds as amo for my slingshot 😅
My neighbors have a loquat tree on the side walk. I just tasted the fruit a few weeks ago. It was so yummy it’s sweet fell in love with the fruit. Now I want to grow one now.
Loquats are the one thing my father keeps wanting in our garden. We always pass by neighborhoods with them. Thanks for the video, if I manage to find a variety to put in a container on the property here itll help.
Great video, finally someone who really explained rather eloquently what one can do with a loquat plant if you are a first time planter like myself! Stay planted and blessed, cheers!
Great video. Here in Australia I have a 15 year old 10 foot tall Japanese variety, Nagasakiwase, nice and sweet. After eating I throw the seeds under the tree and most of them germinate. Easy to grow. Thanks again
I live in Bermuda and these things are everywhere lol i have like 6 in my yard alone because they grow super easily. I’ve also got 3 baby ones growing that I plan to give to some friends
I absolutely adore loquats. I would eat them every day when I lived in Florida. I had a tree outside my yard. They were delicious. I missed them living in Tennessee.
Great video to watch. I grew up with a big loquat tree in the yard that was big enough for many cousins to climb at once. That tree was eventually taken down, but now at our own house we have a young 5 yr old tree still in a container. We love the fruit though, and recently noticed that Tokyo Disneyland has many on the grounds also.
Hi Eric, My name is Vickie and I live in Orange, CA (zone 10a). I've been growing my own food on a simple neighborhood lot with a 1963 house since 2012. You continually educate and inspire me on my self-sufficiency journey. I'd love the loquat tree but more importantly, I just wanted to say thank you for your helpful videos. You're a wonderful teacher❤
They are delicious. Haven't had these since I was a little guy. My Grandma had a loquat tree in her back yard. Would love to pick them when they were ripe. Quite a memory.
In the Canary Islands, they are called Nisperos. In the northern part of La Palma island, you will find these trees next to abandoned houses or ruins. When I was hiking there, loquats were a great top-up to my freeze-dried backpacker's food. Not very sweet but often tarty and always juicy. One of my favourite fruits. There are some loquat trees on the streets of London, mostly in the areas with Victorian housing.
I live in NW Arizona and we get a day of snow every year, and extreme heat in summer, down to 26 deg in winter, and loquats do FINE ALL YEAR here! We've enjoyed this fruit for decades! It's easy to grow from seed also!
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We have a loquat tree in memory of the one my Mom had. We used to sit outside as a family and process the fruit for jam. So every year on Mother's Day in honor of Mom I make a batch of loquat jam. It was tedious to process all the fruit by myself! Last year I gave my brothers each a jar and they teared up with memories of Mom! Just had a peanut butter and loquat jam sandwich for lunch and had fun remembering my wonderful childhood.
I will say I like the size of your loquats much better than mine! Having a larger variety would make the jam making so much easier!
This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing. Moms are the best
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Sweetest thing I’ve read in awhile
Wow, just beautiful. Greetings from Brazil.
Growing up in New Orleans, those trees are everywhere including my grandma’s backyard. The whole summer we’d live off the fruit because we stayed outside all day long. I planted one in every backyard we’ve had because it brings back such great memories.
I grew up in Belle Chasse. We had so many of these. I wish I knew what ones they where.
I remember having these in the Gentilly area of New Orleans and we called “bisbelieve trees”
so they can b grown in the south...does it do grest in winter???
Did your loquat from seed produce fruit?
@@playground2583 it’s because New Orleans has a subtropical climate
I grew up in Compton CA. One of my best friends had a loquat tree in their yard. We’d eat the seeds while we were playing up and down the block, and spit them out everywhere, so now when I go home to visit, there are large, beautiful loquat trees growing in the yard of my childhood home and up and down yards and parkways on the street! 😂
I just found a loquat tree in my backyard I’m definitely going to graft it
Same over here in upland where I grew up I accidentally grew so many trees around here.
mygrandma has one in her front yard
she's a little too old to pick all of them herself, but she says when all the fruit is ripe, all the chinesemoms come out of the woodwork to ask if they can have some. she always lets them take as much as they want as long as they pick some for her too. it's a good thing she's got going on 😆
From 1962 until 1965, I lived in Fresno, California. I was from the Midwest, Iowa, and had never experienced loquats. I loved them and they were readily available in my neighborhood. It has been 58 years since I have tasted one, and still remember the sweet and juicy fruit. I am now back in the Midwest, Iowa, and wish I could grow these in my yard. That and pomegranates are what I miss the most. I can purchase pomegranates in my local stores, but picking them off a tree and getting such huge fruits, is something I still miss about California.
@yengvang3071 My mother-in-law lived near Redding, California. She had one in her yard. They were quite common around town. Oddly, most people never harvested them and one would see many trees with the fruit on the ground just rotting. Sad. We used to make all sorts of jams, bbq sauces and chutneys with them. Really miss having them here in the midwest. See them now and then in the Asian market, but they are expensive.
See if u can get dwarf trees and grown inside in winter
Yeah, lived in California, and remember seeing orange and lemon trees i yards or common areas, covered in fruit and tons rotting on the ground underneath. Although I can understand, as rented a house with 5 mature fruit trees, blackberries and a huge grape vine (covered a large shade structure)….and we just couldn’t keep up with all the fruit.
Grew up with this fruit, they're all over South African neighborhoods! Even have a few in my nursery! Good to see Loquats getting some love and thanks for the tea tip! Loquat timber also useful, extremely durable and was used for making pick axe handles here
BTW they're some sort of listed "declared weed" here in SA. Not quite at the level of the Port Jackson willow, so you can still legally keep a tree you already have.
From South Africa. I grew up with it but do not like the tree. I am off grid with water, power and food. My banana trees, Rabbits and pigion peas is my stapel food.
My parents moved to Mabopane Pretoria in the late 90s and they had a tree in the yard. After some time I realized that everyone on the street they lived on had a tree. It was the first time I knew of the fruit and because of this video I finally know what it is called.
My grandpa came to visit us in the mid 90s and tried his first loquat. He didn't realize there were big seeds in it and spit them out into our yard. 3 years later we had a tree where he spit out the seeds. We did so little in terms of cultivating, they just sprouted up like crazy! Almost everyone I knew growing up thought I was saying kumquat wrong but I had to explain to them loquats are different! LOVE them!
We have loquats all over Houston, and my volunteers survived the 5 day freeze a few years ago. It’s the first fruit of the year and the fruit reminds me of apricot/pineapple/peach flavor. Best to eat right off the tree
Of all my fruit trees that I left behind 2 years ago when I moved out of California I miss my loquat the most. Tons of the sweetest juiciest fruit every year!
The loquat leaf tea is one of my favorites. Bring to a simmer and Steep for five. The color is like champagne and it’s very healing. Preventative and can drink daily. I have grown them in Hawaii.
I love loquats. There were trees in our neighborhood when I was a child. In Northern California.
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Same. Bay Area
We had a very large loquat tree in our backyard here in Central Texas. Huge fruit bearer, and oh the gorgeous aroma of its late winter blossoms. Then came that freak ice and snowstorm, single digit storm a couple years ago. I can’t believe it killed my loquat, and all my “winter hardy” palms, and a redbud! Moving from Missouri I never thought I’d see such a winter storm in central Texas. I loved that tree. Im glad I had harvested heavily the summer before and saved some seeds!
Ours came back and has some good fruit growing.
@@michaelreyes4981 That’s awesome!😎
Japanese plum ,1959 New Orleans , Louisiana French Quarter two story apt. No AC attic fan ,next door had tree grew past window in living room would reach out and pick plums and eat. Will be planting one on my property hopefully will get to taste them one more time. Thanks for the memory.
We are in South Florida (zone 10B). My loquat has grown tremendously ! It bears fruit in February or March here. I have made jam, bbq sauce, dehydrated and just blended the pulp for smoothies. Getting the pits out is time consuming in the bulk we have. The tree is really gorgeous. I liken the flavor to more tart than sweet.
Really? Same here 😊 i miss the fruit so much
Naples Florida area here. Loquats seem to be the only fruit tree that has been resistant to the challenges here lately. I'm definitely planting more
@@mikelouis9389 In Kenya they grow even in forests and the trees are everywhere because birds and other animals, including wild animals eat them and the seed just germinates very quickly so if it survives in those conditions it can grow anywhere. In our farm there are like 10 trees . Love the fruit
These grow all over Sicily and we call them nespuli. Great memories picking them fresh off the trees in spring! I never see them in the USA. So delicious!
I love your videos..... Funny thing we are a family of 7 and I homeschool my 5 kids and we always watch your videos for school.... my four year old grew watermelon by watching your video as well as the others their assigned plant/tree. We recently purchased a loquat not really knowing how to care for it and have yet to plant or assign anyone to it.... thank you for posting videos that are very educational even for a young mind to understand..... my 9 year old son wants another one but told him we will have to wait till Papa gets paid because we are budgeting.. He is so excited and hopes ours begins to look lush and healthy like yours.... thank you again for all you do....
Loquat picking is an annual tradition done here in Bermuda. As a kid, after school climbing loquat trees and picking the ripe fruit was always the best way to have a snack on the walk home.
Lots of childhood memories here in Florida, also...... my brother and I would sneak into yards and pick at night! Life is to live......yeah, I know, today you may get shot doing that....
Growing up in New Orleans we did the same thing.
I want one!! I fell in love with loquats visiting my in laws in Spain. I didn’t know they grew here and was thrilled to recognize the tree in your video! I’ve been dreaming of mermelada de níspero for years!!
I encountered Loquat in the Azores over 50 years ago. Kevin is absolutely correct. Delicious, smaller than most other fruits, sweet, and they seemed easy to grow, being all around the island.
It's just an okay fruit. I had a tree that was very tall and produced fruits that were big. It's little sweat and sour but nothing special. Strawberries taste better than them.
Grew up with loquat -- one of my favorite fruits. I've been surprised it hasn't been more available and popular in the US.
I bought a loquat tree ~2 years ago (died) and then again last year because of how much you raved about them in prior videos.
I learned they need a good amount of water (I live in TX) after having nearly all the plants leaves become scorched last year. Thanks for the extra tips; love the content 🫶
Theres a lot of those trees in my city here in Guatemala, we call them nísperos.
And people make wine with them too, it tastes very good. ❤
we call them nisperos in in my city in california
Loquat trees are great for a lot of things! Including shade. The way they branch out makes for a perfect canopy to sit under. :)
I got a loquat as a gift 3 years ago here in Northern Virginia. It has survived our winters in our backyard and is now almost as tall as I. Don't know the variety and it hasn't flowered yet but hope it's a self-pollinator. It's called ascadinya in Arabic and much loved. Thanks for the video!
mine took about six years from start to just got my first fruit.
I love these comments because this fruit means so much to me too and reminds me of my grandma. I've even considered getting a loquat tattoo! I've never tried the leaves, but I have infused the seeds in vodka with vanilla to make a drink that tastes like amaretto. (PSA: The seeds do have a little bit of cyanide in them, so you wouldn't want to chug gallons of it.)
how many seeds to how much vodka, and how long to steep??
thanks
Omg! I had one of these at my childhood home and we never knew what it was called. I can still taste the fruit in my memory
We had this tree in my yard in Florida growing up. We never knew what it was called and now I do, it was delicious! Thank you for the knowledge!
We had a champagne loquat tree back in Florida and it made a ton of fruit. It bruises very easily and the squirrels love it. I used to eat it a lot since we struggled with money back then.
We have a big loquat it tastes very similar to sweet honey& apricots when really ripe. It makes tons of fruit. It is pretty drought tolerant too.
I LOVE THEM! THEY USED TO GROW IN MY BACKYARD AND NOW THEY GROW ON TREES AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN DANA POINT CA HARBOR TOWN...PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE...I PICK THEM AND EAT THEM WHENEVER THEY ARE READY. 😁♥️
I wish I could have a loquat tree in my small yard, but I live in a trailer park where nobody has a claim to the land around them for planting things. I just want to tell you how much I enjoyed hearing about your experiences with your fruit trees and wish you continued success with your garden.
Hi 🖐🏽 I've read that they can fruit and grow in pots 🤞🏽
Just plant it for the community ❤
I love loquats! There was a loquat tree in our yard where I grew up. It was a great climbing tree, and we ate the heck out of the fruit. I remember mom making a pie out of it. It was about half seeds, so we had to process a lot of fruit to get there. Delicious!
I ate my share of loquats when I lived in South Florida. I'd climb the tree to get to the good ones. The dark orange ones are so sweet!
They grow where I live now. I don't have a tree of my own but I might get one! Loquat jam sounds delicious! 🤤
Growing up, my grandparents in central texas had a loquat tree - they were soooo sweet! loved when they would ripen and we could gather and eat them.
I love loquats. We can grow the tree here in Seattle but it's got to be a really mild winter to get fruit.
They are very common in Turkey and Greece, and where they grow, they are really welcome in spring because they're one of the first local fruit to ripen. The only downside is, some are completely watery/tasteless. I don't know if that's a variety or cultivation issue.
My method for eating the fruit is to bite the bottom off, give a squeeze to expel the seeds, and chow down. :-)
You can also make a really delicious liqueur out of the seeds. You need to dry them in the sun for a week or so, then soak them in green alcohol along with a vanilla bean and a bit of lemon peel, then add sugar syrup. There are a few recipes online available. But you really need to agent for at least six months, otherwise it will taste really harsh, like kerosene. After that though, it's almost like amaretto.
loquats are a delicious fruit that we ate growing up in Johannesburg south africa. In fact here was a tree whose branches would grow over a fence of a house we used to eat from on our way to school. A real treat for those just discovering it now
I ate them as a child. They’re quite delicious as you said.
Nice video extremely comprehensive and well done. thank you I planted mine three years ago. Last year the squirrels and birds ate the fruits which were quite small, but I enjoyed few of them that were extremely. This year the tree is full hundred of loquat
I live in Cottonwood, Calif., USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 9. I think a loquat tree would be fun in my back yard . . . which is in beginning stages. Kevin, I really appreciate the Epic Gardening show - especially when you and Jacques begin an episode by laughing as you step into the view. Thank you!
Agreed, that opening immediately brightens my day! And such calm and informative content.
My parents had a couple of the same kind of loquat trees in their yard. All the grandkids (and us) would love to harvest them and sit on the bench underneath the tree to snack on them. Such great memories. I wish I would’ve saved some seeds or grew a tree from their tree. I love all of yours and Jacques videos…maybe add some bloopers at the end. You guys crack me up.
Hi! I also live in cottonwood California!
And we have a loquat tree but it hasn't bore fruit in 2-3 years.
Wonder if I've been pruning it in the fall?
@@GreyLynx_329 good to know that they grow here - thanks!
They are planted as ornamentals and rarely harvested all over LA. They definitely thrive in SoCal.
I've spent 95% of my life in L.A., there a re loquats growing in yards everywhere but I just noticed them a couple years ago when I started growing my own fruit trees. I love "discovering:" trees around town, "sampling" the loquats and bringing home the seeds to plant in my yard.
My family had a loquat tree where I grew up in San Diego. All the neighborhood kids would hang out in the tree enjoying those delicious and juicy fruit. Enjoyed all the fruit trees we had, but our loquat tree was the best!
Our neighbor has one, seeds sprout everywhere in our yard. We kept one. Its probably 5 years old and makes tons of fruit. But very much invasive in irrigated yards in Cali. They are everywhere in our area because they planted as decorative plants by the original builder. They really do get 30 feet tall!
In Brazil we call it "plum". It is found in all states of the country. It is very common tree in public squares. I live in the City of São Paulo, and close to where I live there are several plum trees. Including a still small one in my garden. All the best!!
I have found memories growing up with a " pe de ameixa" in my yard. I and friends would climb on it and jump on top of my house roof. 40 +years ago in Sao Paulo.
"Plums" are an entirely different fruit up here in the States.
I don’t have any trees in my garden and have been waiting to find something different and edible.
I love your channel. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for showing this. I have a 1.5 year old loquat tree and now really excited for it to start fruiting! Not so warm climate, NZ Kapiti coast but looks happy so far.
"Nispero", great properties on his leaves too, for tea, diuretic. I have one three floors tall, and little "sons" bloom like grass around. Love this fruit, never get tired of it, eaving it directly from the tree, favorite "hobby" in spring.
What an awesome tree! I don’t think I’ve seen them in a nursery. I removed all the non native trees from my property with the purpose of replacing them with fruit producing options. I’ve added two apple trees and a peach. How awesome to have a tree like this one that has such a vast list of uses.
When I was a kid growing up in Florida we had loquat trees(3) in the back yard. I would stuff myself with them as they ripened, till my mom would tell me to leave them alone so she could make jam of the rest. It was definitely worth waiting for.
Had my first loquat at a local Chinese buffet. The lychees had run out and the staff brought out the loquats. Yum! I wanted to eat the entire tray!
@@looksirdroids9134 Damn right! :)
I remember these in Calif. I loved them. The skin can be eaten easily and they are loaded with juice. Same sweetness as a pear generally.
I have wonderful childhood memories of loqouat preserves Tried to grow two last year, but had a winter mishap with my greenhouse.
I have one that my youngest daughter gave me for mother's day 6 years ago because I did grow up with those trees in portugal and really missed them in egypt all the family and friends wait for March to pick up the fruits good memories for all of us
I've been wanting one so bad. This tree holds sentimental value for me too because my dad had one. One of my favorite memories with him were of him picking me this yummy fruit. :) Haven't been able to find it in Redding CA and I have spent a chuck on the garden already this year.
I ate loquat throughout my childhood. It is my favorite fruit. You are so lucky to be able to have a tree. I wish we had room to grow one. Love all the information you give.
I have been choosing fruit trees and didn’t even know about this!! Thank you for the great head’s up, I would love to include these in our fruit orchard!!
I finally found out the name of this fruit!! I also spent my childhood living in California. My cousin had a loquat tree in her front yard and we would eat its fruit. So delicious! That was the only time I saw and ate loquat. I can’t wait to plant a tree in my backyard and experience the joy of eating this delicious fruit!
My childhood home had a loquat tree outside. I have wonderful memories of picking the fruit with my grandfather. I would love to win a loquat for my children ❤
I'm in Malaysia. My gardener brought a cutting back from Pakistan and we nurtured it into a tree that's now growing happily in my garden despite the tropical heat. I just noticed that it is flowering for the first time. Hoping the fruit will set. Thanks for your informative video. Didn't know about the tea.
I’ve been learning so much from your channels. Even got rid of our grass and installed four raised beds. Now I’m thinking “where are we going to put a loquat tree?
One of my favourite fruits. I haven't seen them around for more than 20 years. So I'm going to plant a few in my orchid. Thanks for headlining the delicious Loquat.
Love that loquat tree! They used to be everywhere here in Houston, but the odd freezes in the last few years have knocked them back somewhat.
So many backyards in Western Australia, where I grew up in the 1950s & 1960s, had a loquat tree, a lemon tree and a grape vine. Great grazing for children. A lilli-pilli in the front yard for jam. Oh - I forgot the mulberry and fig trees. They were not always in marvellous condition, but they survived the dry, hot summers.
Miss the loquats from San Diego. Thanks for the great content! You guys have helped tremendously with my first garden!
I have a fantasy of having a Rosacea fruit forest with lots of roses since my Grandma loved her rose garden. Then if I wanted to gift people roses, instead of just a dozen roses, I could add a fruit basket and instructions on all the different ways to use the roses as food too. Maybe include a decorative glass bottle with a topper tied to the rim instead of a vase for them to make some rose water.
Love your gardening tips. I planted my first Loquat a couple of months ago here in Florida
I love your content, your my favorite gardening channel!! ❤️ You have inspired me to start a garden and put many hours in the garden and feeding my family with fresh veggies and fruits. You have changed my life and I appreciate you, all your tips, hints, your time and videos you have put out. I'm watching all your videos and now I'm motivated to grow a loquat plant and try these out for the first time in my life. I just hope I can find it at my local nursery.
How fun! Ive lived all my life in California and feel pathetic saying I've never heard of this before! 😭 I'll definitely need to be hunting for one to go with my strawberry guava bushes I started this season! 🙌
I've got you beat in the pathetic arena. I lived in a house growing up and there was a loquat bush that no one knew what it was. The year we moved I decided even if it was poisonous I was going to try it. You can guess the rest of the story... did I say pathetic add grieved... I did take some seeds though for the next house.
We have a giant Biwa (Japanese) tree (Loquat) at the 200 year old Samurai house we are rennovating and it has insane fruit production. Just coming ripe now, and the leaves make amazing mulch.
The loquat looks delicious! I've really enjoyed watching your channel. I've started my first raised vegetable garden, and harvested my first zucchini today!
How exciting 😊
I used to devour these as a little girl growing up in Pasadena California. These trees were everywhere and I love them.
Loquats aren't really a thing here in Germany, I actually never heard of them until I discovered your channel a few years ago, but now I really want to grow them^^
Unfortunately I was growing mine for 2 years here in the UK and then the frost killed it
We used to get them at farmers' markets in Germany. I grew up in Germany and was trying forever to figure out the translation for 2 fruits I used to love growing up. Loquats were sold as "Nispeln" in Germany.
That might help you find them :)
@@helenawatson2985 I live in northern Baden-Württemberg, which is central Europes primary Mirabelle Plum growing region, since both are pretty simmilar Loquats just have not established here, but last year I found them at the local farmers market too:)
Since we get pretty mild winters here you can actually grow them in ground, so growing my own is on my bucket list^^
Has a young kid growing up here in San Diego, my dad's aunt lived in Escondido, and she had a loquat tree by the steps to the porch on your way to her front door and believe me they were tasty, tasty. Thanks for the tips.
i have two loquat trees, one of them is about 25 feet and the other is maybe 10 feet that self seeded from the dropped fruit. Haven't watered the tree in over 8 years and it produces massive amount of fruit and is super sweet! Can you do a video on how to plant one of these from the cuttings?
Loquats are my favorite. My neighbor used to make the tea. And I have another neighbor who’s been picking out tree for over 20years.
i live in Sacramento ca and wehave them every where they are so tasty
I had loquats for the first time given to me by a friend who has a tree in her backyard, I made loquat jam and a loquat chutney, and then I planted a couple of seeds and they have sprouted, so now I will have my own tree.
I actually just visited Sicily and there was a loquat tree at the Siracusa Archaeological Park that we snuck a couple fruits. Absolutely loved them, but we had to research before we figured out they were loquats. Wish I knew what kind they were and very jealous you have a tree!
I live in Louisiana and there everywhere I see every so often in Louisiana I have a massive tree in front of my house. It produces a lot of flowers, but the flowers usually fall off and rot away because of the wet and cold falls but this year the flower survived and we got a fruit there was a ton almost like 20 pounds. They were so good. I planted some of the seeds in my greenhouse and pots and they grew a lot. I probably have like 20 seedlings in my greenhouse growing.
Loquats seem like such amazing trees. They provide so much shade and so much fruit; so jealous of the epic loquat!
Some people have them as decorations and not knowing how good they really are - so I used to go pick them from neighbors and eat them. I now have land and a new loquat tree. I’m excited for this ❤
I grew 2 loquat trees from seeds we got from TX.
I tasted a Loquat juice not so long ago to see what the taste is and... I'm allergic.
Will still plant them, but yeah...
Edit: I cannot win a whole tree. I live in the middle of the ocean with lots of big water around it 🇵🇷
I had asthma as a kid and my mother had me eat locusts so much per tradition chinese medicine beliefs. It's supposed to have nourishing properties for the throat/respiratory system when you get that tickle in the back of ur throat or when it feels dry.
They really are a fruit people sleep on. Had one in my childhood neighborhood that we all shared. Think I'm gonna go find one now. 😊
Thanks for your input brother. My landlord has a few of these trees. I asked about them and his wife told me about them and said take a few. So here I am. My daughter and I ate 3 each while watching the video. Not bad at all. We garden, so I believe we're about to plant quite a few seeds. We got 14 seeds just out of the 4 we just ate.
I’m Chilean born and I grew up eating this fruit as a kid …in Chile we call them Nísperos …my grand parents had several trees of Loquat in their ranch …I have the sweetest memories eating this fruit …also used the seeds as amo for my slingshot 😅
In Portugal we call them nêsperas
My neighbors have a loquat tree on the side walk. I just tasted the fruit a few weeks ago. It was so yummy it’s sweet fell in love with the fruit. Now I want to grow one now.
I remember that my elementary school had some of these trees around the campus and I fell in love with them in 4th grade!
Loquats are the one thing my father keeps wanting in our garden. We always pass by neighborhoods with them. Thanks for the video, if I manage to find a variety to put in a container on the property here itll help.
Can you ask them for cuttings?
Great video, finally someone who really explained rather eloquently what one can do with a loquat plant if you are a first time planter like myself! Stay planted and blessed, cheers!
Great video. Here in Australia I have a 15 year old 10 foot tall Japanese variety, Nagasakiwase, nice and sweet. After eating I throw the seeds under the tree and most of them germinate. Easy to grow. Thanks again
We grew up with this fruit, every yard in the olden days, had a tree. Thank you, enjoy your loquats. We are from S.A.
I live in Bermuda and these things are everywhere lol i have like 6 in my yard alone because they grow super easily. I’ve also got 3 baby ones growing that I plan to give to some friends
I have been searching for this fruit since 2005! I ate it on Easter Island and never knew what it was until I found your amazing video. Thank you!
I absolutely adore loquats. I would eat them every day when I lived in Florida. I had a tree outside my yard. They were delicious. I missed them living in Tennessee.
Great video to watch. I grew up with a big loquat tree in the yard that was big enough for many cousins to climb at once. That tree was eventually taken down, but now at our own house we have a young 5 yr old tree still in a container. We love the fruit though, and recently noticed that Tokyo Disneyland has many on the grounds also.
Hi Eric, My name is Vickie and I live in Orange, CA (zone 10a). I've been growing my own food on a simple neighborhood lot with a 1963 house since 2012. You continually educate and inspire me on my self-sufficiency journey. I'd love the loquat tree but more importantly, I just wanted to say thank you for your helpful videos. You're a wonderful teacher❤
They are delicious. Haven't had these since I was a little guy. My Grandma had a loquat tree in her back yard. Would love to pick them when they were ripe. Quite a memory.
In the Canary Islands, they are called Nisperos. In the northern part of La Palma island, you will find these trees next to abandoned houses or ruins. When I was hiking there, loquats were a great top-up to my freeze-dried backpacker's food. Not very sweet but often tarty and always juicy. One of my favourite fruits. There are some loquat trees on the streets of London, mostly in the areas with Victorian housing.
I live in NW Arizona and we get a day of snow every year, and extreme heat in summer, down to 26 deg in winter, and loquats do FINE ALL YEAR here! We've enjoyed this fruit for decades! It's easy to grow from seed also!