LOQUAT SEEDLINGS (ERYOBORTRYA JAPONICA) JAPANESE PLUM/APRICOT, NISPERO JAPONES

Description: 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 PLEASE READ!! IMPORTANT NOTICE: DUE TO THE SITUATION WITH THE PANDEMIC ISSUE, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS HAD DIFFICULTY DELIVERING PACKAGES THAT SHOULD BE DELIVERED WITHIN 2 TO 3 DAYS (IE: FIRST CLASS 2 TO 3 DAY SHIPPING) WHICH IS THE METHOD I MAINLY USE FOR ALMOST ALL OF MY PACKAGES. UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING IN QUITE A FEW OF MY SHIPMENTS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION BECAUSE PLANTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THAT WERE NO LONGER VIABLE (IE: DEAD OR DYING) THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS ADMITTED ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH DELIVERIES DUE TO BEING SHORT STAFFED AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. I DO NOT LIKE TO DISAPPOINT MY CUSTOMERS AND HAVE BEEN SENDING OUT REPLACEMENT PLANTS AT MY COST BUT I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING SO. FOR THIS REASON, AND IN THE INTEREST OF HONESTY AND MAINTAINING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, I CAN ONLY PROVIDE PARTIAL REFUNDS (50%) IF PLANTS ARRIVE EITHER DAMAGED, DO NOT ARRIVE ON TIME AS SHIPPED, OR ARE MISSING ALTOGETHER. THESE ARE PROBLEMS WHICH BOTH MYSELF AND MY CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHICH IS DRIVING UP MY COSTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION PRIOR TO ORDERING. DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE CHANCE THAT YOUR PACKAGE MAY NOT ARRIVE IN A TIMELY FASHION OR IN GOOD CONDITION DUE TO PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL NOT INSURE PERISHABLE ITEMS. PLANTS ARE PERISHABLE. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO COVER THE COST OF EXPEDITED SHIPPING (SUCH AS OVERNIGHT ETC) THEN YOU CAN MESSAGE ME AND WE WILL DISCUSS OTHER OPTIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PLANT ARRIVES IN A TIMELY FASHION. HOPEFULLY THE PANDEMIC WILL END SOON AND WE WILL ALL BE BACK TO NORMAL. IN THE MEANTIME I PRAY THAT YOU AND ALL OF YOUR LOVED ONES REMAIN SAFE AND HEALTHY DURING THIS TRYING PERIOD. AS ALWAYS, I WILL DO THE BEST THAT I CAN TO WORK WITH MY BUYERS BUT I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND PURCHASES. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND HAPPY GARDENING. PLEASE PLANT YOUR LOQUAT TREE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. DO NOT REMOVE IT FROM THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER OR YOU WILL RISK SHOCKING OR KILLING YOUR TENDER YOUNG PLANT. THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER WILL BREAK DOWN OVER TIME AS THE ROOT SYSTEM OF YOUR MANGO TREE DEVELOPS. ENSURE THAT THE SOIL/ROOT SYSTEM IS STILL MOIST/WET, PRIOR TO PLANTING. IF NOT PLEASE HYDRATE YOUR PLANT WITH DISTILLED, SPRING OR REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER. NEVER USE CHLORINATED WATER ON YOUNG PLANTS, THEY DON'T TOLERATE IT WELL. Reply All

Price: 28 USD

Location: Cape Coral, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-06T18:03:43.000Z

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