Mike, it looks like someone just took the winter wrap OFF it.
The leaves are totally untouched by cold and even look soft, as though it grew new leaves until a month ago. 😯

Incredible...but it's the golden thumb of the Italians for sure.
They can make rocks grow.
Yes, I can well imagine how fondly you look back on living there...great people, all about family, gardens, and caring about one another.

Having seen those trees in the south, Mike, you simply must knock on the door and ask how the tree is kept so healthy.
Be prepared to stay for 2 hours and sample his homemade wine.
He'd be so proud to explain how he keeps the tree healthy.

I love those neighborhoods! :happy5: and the people in them.

Barb

will do Barb!

That is a nice looking loquat tree.
Our first outdoor planted Loquat has been outside for two winters now. Planted about thirty one-year old seedlings out in our back garden bed... all doing alright. They do dislike winter winds and do better in part shade.

Great! Do you wrap them? This tree is way too big o be wrapped. I want one like that!!!!!!! 😯

Hi Mike,

I've read that there are a lot of different Loquat cultivars so I can only imagine some forms will be less hardy than other forms. Your Philly specimen sure passes the test for hardiness..............if they let you take a cutting don't pass it up! 8)

Hi Adam,

please give us an update on your Loquats................show us some photos. I'll be planting my 2 specimens outside this spring...........any tips? 😀

Yes that's Eriobotrya Japonica the loquat tree. Mega powerful scent on flowers but our summers are not warm enough to get flowering let alone the fruit 😥
Don't seem to worry about the cold that much either

Thnks, Andy. yes, the flowers were still on the tree, I guess our cold snap killed the possibility for fruit in spring. We do get really hot summers here, basically the lowest we get is 70 F for 3 months at night and in the 90's for 3 months in the days.

Mike .... You really do know how to cheer someone up 😉 To think that Summer over here... 70F in the daytime was something to wish for except for London of course 😆

Hi Mike,

I've read that there are a lot of different Loquat cultivars so I can only imagine some forms will be less hardy than other forms. Your Philly specimen sure passes the test for hardiness..............if they let you take a cutting don't pass it up! 8)

Hi Adam,

please give us an update on your Loquats................show us some photos. I'll be planting my 2 specimens outside this spring...........any tips? 😀

Hey Tim. I actually don't have any of these cool trees...YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS You are about to get a shitleoad of snow; good luck!!!

Eriobotrya japonica are hardy here in Zagreb. Here is big one exemplar (photo: Branimir from palmapedia forum)

Excellent picture!!!

Yes that's Eriobotrya Japonica the loquat tree. Mega powerful scent on flowers but our summers are not warm enough to get flowering let alone the fruit 😥
Don't seem to worry about the cold that much either

Thnks, Andy. yes, the flowers were still on the tree, I guess our cold snap killed the possibility for fruit in spring. We do get really hot summers here, basically the lowest we get is 70 F for 3 months at night and in the 90's for 3 months in the days.

Mike .... You really do know how to cheer someone up 😉 To think that Summer over here... 70F in the daytime was something to wish for except for London of course 😆

Summers are brutal here; high temps and oh thehumidity /dew point is insanely high!!!

This is a pic of ours after its first winter, some time last summer.. More pics to come of them out there now...
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This is a pic of ours after its first winter, some time last summer.. More pics to come of them out there now...
<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/seedscanada/7884945466/" title="Lincoln-20120826-01035 by seedscanada, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="480" height="640" alt="Lincoln-20120826-01035"></a>

Way cool! how do you protect in winter??

Grasshopper alert!
(munch, munch)

Huge leaves for such a small plant, yet wood trunk already.

Barb

Grasshopper alert!
(munch, munch)

Huge leaves for such a small plant, yet wood trunk already.

Barb

LOL, Barb. 😀

Great specimen Loquat Henoh. How cold is that area where the Loquat is?

Nice test Adam.............how much did it grow for you this season?

Great specimen Loquat Henoh. How cold is that area where the Loquat is?

I think, no lower than 0F. That part of town has a good micro climate due to urban heat.

We put a tomato cage around it then fabric around that. Picture from today.
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growth this year... not too sure a few inches, but I wasn't very nice to it. The real measure is this year.