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Loquats are ripening SUPER early this year! The taste of loquat is very roughly similar to a good peach. Also known as Japanese plum, loquat trees are so pretty that landscapers plant them purely for their ornamental value in warmer parts of the US, unintentionally creating an edible landscape, with free fruit available for the taking every spring. Seeds that people have spat out germinate readily in the humanscape, starting more loquat trees and increasing the springtime fruit abundance. There's an interesting cultural twist I've noticed regarding this fruit in my area of North Florida. In my experience around here, white people usually know this fruit by the name loquat, while African-American people are more likely to know it by the name Japanese plum. I have no idea how or when the difference in terminology started, but it seems so widespread, I suspect it's been in existence a long time. The species is originally from East Asia - the name "Japanese plum" apparently arose because introductions of this fruit to the US likely came from Japan, while the name "loquat" comes from a name for it used in China. When I talk to people about this fruit, I try to mention both common names, in case people know it by one name or the other. Whichever name they call it, many people around here have fond feelings for this fruit, and they keep their eyes out for the beautiful evergreen trees which ripen these golden sweet treats every spring. #loquat #Japaneseplum #nisperojapones #Eriobotrya #Eriobotryajaponica #freefruit #freefood #foraging #ediblelandscape #ediblelandscaping

I harvested 18 lbs (8 kg) of ripe loquats from just one tree this week! That's so many fruits that they filled a five-gallon bucket almost up to the rim. And that was just this week's harvest. Last week I picked nearly as many loquats from that same tree, and it has many more fruits in various stages of development - they'll ripen over the coming weeks. The tree creating all this abundance isn't even a big, mature tree yet. (I wonder how much it will produce as it gets bigger?) Loquat is an outstandingly productive fruit. There are lots of other loquat trees ripening fruit right now, and most of them are loaded with fruits that are still immature and green, so this season's loquat abundance will continue for many more weeks. These loquat trees are named-variety cultivars, which have been selected for their genetic ability to make large, sweet fruits. Labels got lost, so we're not sure which variety the super-productive tree is, but we're pretty sure it's either 'Novak' or 'Shambala'. I've described loquat taste before, but I want to slightly revise my description. Now I'd say the flavor of loquat is 50% peach, 25% orange, and the other 25% a mix of cherry, pear, and apricot. Another interesting thing: it turns out there's a significant market for loquat fruits. These trees are at my neighbor Lyle's farm, and he sells them at the local farmer's market. His loquat harvest has been selling out every week. (When the season started and there was only a small harvest each week, he was charging $4 for a pint basket of loquats - now that we're into peak season, he's lowered it to $3 a pint.) Not only is loquat an excellent home-garden fruit, but in climate zones where it grows well, improved cultivars of loquat can boost the local agricultural economy and local fruit abundance. If you live in loquat territory and you're either a home gardener or a farmer, get yourself some named-variety loquat trees and get planting! #loquat #loquats #Eriobotrya #Eriobotryajaponica #biwa #mbiwa #nêspera #bibasse #nefles #nespole #lokat #Japaneseplum

Loquats are GOING OFF this year! Size, abundance, & sweetness are as high as ever I've seen in this fruit. It's a really good year for them. If you've never tasted loquat, I describe the flavor as 75% peach, and the other 25% a mix of cherry, apricot, pear, and maybe even a few flavor notes of mango in there. People often ask me, "Why are the loquats in your photos so much bigger than the loquats I know?" The answer is that these are named-variety loquats that people have selected to make large, sweet fruit - it's in their genes. If you're in loquat territory and you want to grow loquats like these, there are several ways: 1. Find a nursery that sells named-variety, grafted loquat trees, and plant those out. There are lots of named varieties, and they're pretty much all good. (If someone's taken the time to name a loquat cultivar and multiply it by grafting, it's a good fruiting type. ) 2. Find someone growing named-variety loquat trees, and plant seeds from their fruit. The resulting seedling trees won't be exactly identical to the parents, but on average they'll make much larger, sweeter fruits than the typical landscape loquat tree. Some might even be superior to any loquat now in existence. 3. Learn how to graft. Loquats are easy to graft, and with this skill you'll have the power to convert existing, mediocre-fruited loquat trees into elite cultivars that will reward you with giant, lusciously sweet fruits every year. These superior loquat varieties already exist - let's multiply them, so lots more people can enjoy this kind of fresh-off-the-tree fruit abundance. #loquat #loquats #Japaneseplum #Eriobotryajaponica #plantpropagation #fruitgeek #fruitnerd #nespola #nefle

Harvesting loquats! We're having a bumper crop of these peach-like fruits right now. There are lots of loquat trees in the landscaping all over the place here in Florida, and I can spot the orange clusters of fruit against the dark-green foliage from a long way off. The fruits in this pic come from named-variety loquat trees, which make larger, sweeter fruit than the average landscape loquat tree. But even most of the loquat trees growing in the landscaping make pretty tasty fruit, too. If you live in Florida, get out harvesting some of this delicious free fruit. #loquat #Eriobotryajaponica #fruitharvest #freefruit #freefood

Final celebrity kitchen gardener takeover for today and had to end with this guy who wants us to ‘have it all.’ @jason_mraz started with a simple ranch and now has a certified organic avocado and coffee farm @mrazfamilyfarms He even brings green on his tours in so many creative ways. So @jason_mraz we just wanted to thank you for being a force for kitchen garden goodness. Now, please don’t stop growing (and please send us some avo! I’m guessing you were picking fruit when you wrote these words: ‘And may the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows And may the road less paved be the road that you follow’ Double tap if you think the world would be a better place if more stars kept their hands in the soil like @jason_mraz The kitchen garden is making a comeback and all of us have our place in the movement. It’s been so fun finding celebrities in their gardens today. Thanks for joining me. • • • • #urbanorganicgardener #urbangardenersrepublic #garden #MyBHG #thehappygardeninglife #vegetablegarden #backyardgarden #celebritygarden #vegetablegarden #jasonmraz #raisedgardens #growyourown #seedsnow #avocadofarm #abocadofarmer #instagardens_feature #mybackyard #gardengoals #organicgardenermag #organiclifemagazine #myorganiclife #getgrowing #kitchengarden #loquat #getoutside #eatlocal #celebritygardener #mrazfamilyfarms

Had to put @fmb_dz & @sadababy up on Loquat trees priceless moments with my fam @cousinfik & @choose_up_cheese part of the #soliddudesrusmovement ✊ #loquat

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Way more than a handful in this bunch! Feeling like the Loquat king over here #goldennugget #kingquat #floridaloquatfestival

A proud new plant mama, introducing the newest member of the family. Welcome home, Nugget! She is a Gold Nugget loquat, and will provide us delicious little apricot-like fruit (a fave, but we can't grow aprticots well because of low chill hours here), bountiful blooms for the bees and pollinators, and year-round luscious evergreen foliage. Birds also love these trees for food and habitat. . Loquats grow well in hardiness zones 7-10, can tolerate some wind, partial shade, and full sun. They're low-maintenance and drought tolerant, but fruit best when given regular deep waterings ~ though they like good drainage, no standing water! They can get massive! Up to 30 feet! Though they usually stay a bit smaller, around 10-15 feet, especially with regular pruning. We will have to plant her in a large hardware cloth gopher basket, which does allow small feeder roots to grow through, but will somewhat limit and control her size as well - which is fine! We don't really want a 30 foot tree! . Hot damn she's pretty. I love her. . #crazyplantlady #iloveplants #newmom #frontyardgarden