16" LOQUAT SEEDLING (ERYOBORTRYA JAPONICA) JAPANESE PLUM/APRICOT/NISPERO JAPONES

Description: PLEASE NOTE THAT I PREFER NOT TO SHIP TO HAWAII, PUERTO RICO OR INTERNATIONALLY DUE TO THE RISK OF THE PLANT NOT SURVIVING THE JOURNEY. IF YOU WISH TO COVER THE COST OF EXPEDITED SHIPPING YOU CAN MESSAGE ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OR MAKING THE PURCHASE SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS EXPEDITED SHIPPING OPTIONS BUT I CAN NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR LOSSES DUE TO USPS OR OTHER SHIPPING CARRIER SERVICES THAT DO NOT DELIVER ON TIME RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF YOUR SEEDLING(S) I make every effort to ship plants as soon as payment is received. I do not provide hot packs so be mindful of cold temperatures in your area. This evergreen fruit tree generally tolerates mild cooler temperatures no lower than 40 F when fully mature. If you are in colder zones you may want to wait at the mailbox if you order if you don't want your plant to freeze!! I ship all of my plants via USPS OR Fed Ex 2 to 5 day delivery but unfortunately, sometimes the postal service does not deliver on time and packages do sometimes get lost. Unfortunately, this is something that is out of my control. If your plant arrives damaged beyond saving, please message me with pictures of your plant still secured in the box so that I may address the problem as soon as possible. There is no need to leave negative feedback as I always try to answer questions or concerns on a very timely basis, sometimes within minutes of being messaged. Your satisfaction is my greatest concern and I will do everything possible to make things right. I am a gardener first, seller second. I want the best for my customers and will do the best I can to ensure satisfaction. This is a seedling of the Christmas Loquat cultivar. This is not a grafted tree. 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 3-4 ft tall, then transplant to your garden location of choice. 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 TRANSPLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: PRIOR TO TRANSPLANTING YOUR SEEDLING TREE, PLACE THE NURSERY POT IN A CONTAINER WITH ABOUT 2 INCHES OF WATER FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS SO THAT YOU CAN SATURATE THE SOIL WITH MOISTURE WHICH HELPS TO HOLD THE ROOT BALL SECURE. THIS PREVENTS THE ROOT BALL FROM FALLING APART DURING TRANSPLANTATION. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO TRANSPLANT YOUR LOQUAT TREE TO A LARGER PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER (OR TO YOUR GARDEN LOCATION OF CHOICE) DO SO BY CAREFULLY REMOVING YOUR PLANT FROM THE 1 GALLON NURSERY POT WITHOUT DISTURBING THE ROOT BALL. THIS CAN BE DONE BY GENTLY CUTTING AWAY THE PERIMETER OF THE BASE OF THE PLASTIC POT, THEN CUTTING DOWN BOTH SIDES SO THAT THE ROOT BALL CAN BE CAREFULLY SLID AWAY FROM THE POT AND GENTLY PLACED INTO YOUR PREPARED HOLE. FAILURE TO KEEP THE ROOT BALL INTACT MIGHT RISK SHOCKING OR KILLING YOUR YOUNG SEEDLING TREE. FOR BEST RESULTS TRANSPLANT AND GROW YOUR TREE IN A 3 TO 5 GALLON PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER UNTIL IT IS AT LEAST 4 TO 5 OR MORE FT TALL BEFORE TRANSPLANTING TO YOUR GARDEN LOCATION OF CHOICE. IF YOU PREFER TO TRANSPLANT TO A LARGER PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER, USE ANY GOOD QUALITY WELL DRAINING POTTING SOIL TO PROMOTE GROWTH. BE CAREFUL. IF YOUR SUNLIGHT IS INTENSE THEN GROW YOUR TREE (IN YOUR NURSERY POT) IN PART SHADE. IF YOU NOTICE THAT YOUNG LEAVES ARE BURNING IT MEANS THAT YOUR SUNLIGHT MIGHT BE TOO INTENSE. THE APPEARANCE OF YELLOW TO BROWN BURN MARKS ON YOUNGER LEAVES WILL INDICATE THAT YOUR SUNLIGHT MIGHT BE TOO INTENSE. IF SO, RELOCATE YOUR POTTED TREE TO AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN CONTROL SUN EXPOSURE AND MONITOR ITS PROGRESS. ONCE YOUR TREE IS ABOUT 4-5 FT TALL YOU CAN THEN TRANSPLANT IT INTO YOUR GARDEN LOCATION OF CHOICE, PREFERABLY SOMEWHERE THAT YOUR TREE WILL GET FULL SUN FOR AT LEAST 6 TO 8 HRS PER DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CARING FOR YOUR TREE, PLEASE MESSAGE ME AND I WILL GLADLY PROVIDE HELP.

Price: 45 USD

Location: Melbourne, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-12T14:49:13.000Z

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