ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: BRADENTON
| For Sale: 4 Gal - $166.60 || 8 Gal - $279.85 | ||
| Sunlight: Part to Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: No |
| Full Size (WxH): 4.5m x 4.5m | Ideal Min Temp: 5'C (41'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Gold/Yellow | Harvest: Winter/Spring | Year(s) to bear fruit: 1-2 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 150 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Bradenton is one of the favourites. The sweet, large size fruit have a great flavour. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: CHAMPAIGN
| For Sale: 8 Gal - $320.46 | ||
| Sunlight: Part to Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: No |
| Full Size (WxH): 4.5m x 4.5m | Ideal Min Temp: 5'C (41'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Gold/Yellow | Harvest: Winter/Spring | Year(s) to bear fruit: 1-2 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 150 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Produces a very large, oval, white-fleshed juicy fruit. Fruit forms in large clusters and has deep yellow skin like most other loquat varieties, however ripens a little later in the season than most. The excellent flavour is bright, tart, sweet, and somewhat astringent. Extend your loquat growing season with the delicious Champaign Loquat! | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: CHRISTMAS
| For Sale: 4 Gal - $166.60 || 5 Gal - $235.52 || 8 Gal - $320.46 | ||
| Sunlight: Full | Growth Rate: Vigorous | Drought Tolerance: No |
| Full Size (WxH): 7m x 5m | Ideal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Bright Yellow | Harvest: Sept-Nov | Year(s) to bear fruit: 2-3 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: This particular cultivar bares bright yellow fruit early in the winter season, avoiding the frosts in January and February. The largest fruit size of the improved Loquat cultivars. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: OLIVER
| For Sale: 4 Gal - $166.60 || 5 Gal - $235.52 || 8 Gal - $363.36 | ||
| Sunlight: Full | Growth Rate: Vigorous | Drought Tolerance: No |
| Full Size (WxH): 7m x 5m | Ideal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Yellow | Harvest: Sept-Nov | Year(s) to bear fruit: 2-3 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 150 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Noted as being a very sweet variety, less acidic than other loquat cultivars. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: SHERRY
| For Sale: 8 Gal - $363.36 | ||
| Sunlight: Part to Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: No |
| Full Size (WxH): 6m x 4.5m | Ideal Min Temp: 5'C (41'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Yellow/Orange | Harvest: Mar-June | Year(s) to bear fruit: 1-2 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 150 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Early fruiting, March - April, low acid, very bright fruit. Produces clusters of small (1-2 inches) in size, round to oval pear shape yellow-orange fruit. The skin is smooth and sometimes has a red blush on top of the orangish yellow colour. The flesh is sweet and juicy, somewhat like an apricot. A self-fertile tree that produces lots of fruits in the summer months of late April to June. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: YEHUDA
| For Sale: 8 Gal - $363.36 | ||
| Sunlight: Part to Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: Yes |
| Full Size (WxH): 4.5m x 4.5m | Ideal Min Temp: 5'C (41'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Yellow/Orange | Harvest: Winter/Spring | Year(s) to bear fruit: 1-2 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 150 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Very cold hardy fruit tree, easy to grow, drought tolerant, fast growing. Fruit are large size, yellow/orange flesh, mildly sweet with very small seed inside. In Florida fruit ripens in late February-March. Fruit is great for eating fresh or making jam. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA
| For Sale: None at this time | ||
| Sunlight: Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: Mild |
| Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3m | Ideal Min Temp: 5'C (41'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: -5'C (23'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Golden Yellow | Harvest: Sept-Nov | Year(s) to bear fruit: 1-2 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Shaped like Christmas trees, but they have large fuzzy leaves that are green on top and silver underneath. The fruit tastes like a combination of peach and apricot. They are most often eaten fresh, in jellies and in wines. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: GOLD NUGGET
| For Sale: None at this time | ||
| Sunlight: Part to Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: Yes |
| Full Size (WxH): 4.5m x 4.5m | Ideal Min Temp: 5'C (41'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Gold/Yellow | Harvest: Winter/Spring | Year(s) to bear fruit: 1-2 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 150 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Very cold hardy fruit tree, easy to grow, drought tolerant, fast growing. Fruit are large size, yellow/orange flesh, mildly sweet with very small seed inside. In Florida fruit ripens in late February-March. Great for eating fresh or making jam. | ||
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA: PELUCHE
| For Sale: None at this time | ||
| Sunlight: Full | Growth Rate: Medium | Drought Tolerance: Mild |
| Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3m | Ideal Min Temp: 0'C (32'F) | Min Temp Tolerated: -5'C (23'F) |
| Fruit Colour: Pale Yellow | Harvest: Dec-Feb | Year(s) to bear fruit: 3-4 |
| Prop. Method: Grafted | Fertility: Self, better with second variety | Chill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F) |
| Description: Spanish cultivar with very large, smooth fruits of "Japanese loquat". From SE Spain, originating as a seedling or mutation of cv. Algerie. A regular producer of large smooth pale yellow fruits, juicy with sweet, slightly acid flavour. The tree shape is perfect: robust, with a low spreading crown. | ||