Anyone tried a Loquat tree in zone 7 ?
telly2
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Can I Grow Loquat trees in my Garden in Oklahoma zone 7a?
Comments (2)I eat a fair number of loquats from trees in 25 gallon pots. Loquats will stand a pretty light soil (lots of perlite) so the pots are not to difficult to drag around....See MoreAnyone tried Delosperma cooperi Coopers Ice Plant in zone 5a?
Comments (12)After being told these wouldn't live indoors, I tried some cuttings. I put them under an aquarium light. They all rooted and have been blooming off and on all winter. They are now trailing out of the pot. I think those who can't over-winter them could easily grow them indoors. People use simple aquarium lights for growing all sorts of plants indoors. Every cutting I tried rooted and grew well indoors. I'm pretty sure they would grow in a bright window without the extra lighting....See MoreAnyone grow loquat tree?
Comments (24)I live in Austin and I've gotten fruit from my tree every year. In more recent years, the freuit has become smaller. One year I decided to prune some of the blooming fruits, they way you would a peach tree. I broke off some of the fruit buds when it started to bloom, the fruit left on the buds was larger. We typically pick the fruit when they are closerto orange than yellow. They tend to be MUCH sweeter. We've made jelly with the loquats for years too. We typically use a peach, plum or apricot jelly recipe with lemons and peel instead of added pectin. Either way, the jelly is wonderful. If you choose not to take the peel off, make sure to rinse and cut it well. The fruit has a layer of fuzz all over it and the skin does not really break down that much. Overall, yes, it is a good deal of work, but in the end you will have a fabulous jar of jelly/jam/preserves! Enjoy with some homemade bread!!!.. OOH.. one more thing. If you don't wan to have to stand over a pot and stir... check out our bread machine - mine has a jelly/jam cycle. It is a looser preserve but still great :) Happy Cooking!...See MoreAm I going crazy by ordering Kiftsgate? Anyone growing it on zone 7?
Comments (17)Vaporvac, I was responding to your remark on dieback. You shouldn't be seeing any on a zone appropriate rambler, at least not for several years. BTW, the 'real' Seven Sisters is considered only hardy to zone 7. So it depends on whether or not you are getting that one, or an imposter like Tauschenschon. Dortmund is hardy, but not particularly large. It is also a 'modern' scarlet red, so doesn't particularly play well with OGR crimson reds, if that is a concern. Because of the (over)abundance of R. multiflora in the east, small, white cluster flowering ramblers are not usually a priority of garden owners. So getting real-world information on them isn't necessarily easy....See Moretelly2
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