I have grown many from seed, and they fruit at different ages and heights.

One was 4 years old and over 8 feet tall before it fruited, but another one fruited at 3 years and was only 5 feet tall. It is best to have fresh seed to get them to come up. I have never attempted growing one from a cutting. Quit fertilizing the plants in November to get them to set fruit. After they've fruited in winter/spring, begin to fertilize again every 3 months with granulated fertilizer.

I have never heard of anyone having success with regular cuttings from Loquat. Air layering and then cutting a year later has worked for me but only one out of 12 attempts have succeeded. It is much easier to grow them from seed.

Similar question--will a loquat tree sucker back from a freshly cut stump? My grandfather for some reason chopped down his medium size tree and is hoping it will grow back. Coincidentally I was clearing some leaves in the back of my new yard and found some suckers growing out of what I at first through was one of our many acacias, but the leaves look like it is probably a loquat.

Mine suckers around but usually near the mother tree.

I grew a tree from a limb off my loquat tree. Its in its second year now and new leaves are opening, so it is possible. I simply cut a branch and rooted it in a shady, well maintained spot. Good luck.

I saw a video on rooting curtings and tried it with a half dozen or so. Many quite knowledgeable growers said none would take.

After 6 months the cuttings were still alive but they ALL died in around 9 months.

oh wow. sorry it didn't work for you. Hey but try again. Just make sure they stay in a moist but well drained potting soil with sand, and out of direct sunlight. I had mine on the west side of the garage. Just leave it there for a year just to be sure it takes roots. I'm real happy with mine and will take it to Florida when I move.

I had planted several seeds as an experiment alongside the new cuttings. The cuttings grew to over a foot by the time the cuttings died. Today they're over 2' high so I figure that even if the cuttings took the seedlings would produce faster with a better root system making them more (I hope) drought resistant.

they grow pretty fast from seed, and should fruit in about 4 years if given enough sun and water. mulch around the base of the tree helps too

Another alternative is to graft from a tree you like the fruit of, onto a seedling. Grafted trees often fruit younger than seedlings. Loquat can also be grafted to quince rootstock if you want a smaller plant

Arial layering works well on Loquat. they grow very easy from seed also.

i talked to a couple of people who tried rooting cuttings, and none took.

I just took two water spouts off of my yearling loquat tree 3 weeks ago and they seem to be putting out new growth. So I hope both shoots have rooted!

Trimming crossing branches I decided to try propagation indoors using rooting hormone & potting soil heavily amended with perlite. After a week new growth but it is still to early to tell

keep us posted

ive read several people tried, but no one ever succeeds in loquat from cuttings.

good luck

My loquat cutting is now 18 months old. Its still in a pot and growing great. So this summer we took another cutting (actually several but only one rooted).

It's easier to graft it :)

i got 1 graft to work. i have 4 trees all from seed,

- hoping to get some varieties.

does anyone have a named variety i can get cuttings for ?

or, at least a larger fruit that is sweet and sour also ?

thanks

Brad

They really are pretty easy as relatively fast from seed if the cuttings don't work out.

I have "Early Red" loquat tree that I can give you cuttings if you want them. I live around Raleigh, NC though.

I am In North Alabama, I have four tree of loquat which I grow from seeds, Almost five year old but not fruit or flower, any body know what to do for getting fruit from, or graft them to ask some one give me cutting, any idea please ?

Jamil, They are self pollinating, so one tree should be enough. The bloom in late fall and the fruit ripens during the winter. Your trees are 5 years old so they should be having their first blooms this fall, hopefully. But the flowers won't produce fruit if its too cold in your area. They like warm temperature, like zone 8 or hotter. Mine is 9 years old but has never developed flowers because it is too cold up here in NC. But I have some rooted cuttings that I will take to Florida with me when I move. I heard the leaves are used for some medical purpose, so that at least is something that we can use. Good luck.

My neibor hired a tree cutting company and they cut a big branch from a mapke tree and snaped off the top of my loquat it waz almost 5'tall now itz just two leaves and a stem inbtha ground ,i put tha two branches in the ground one with root hormon one wit aloverry gell and a leaf wit a node on itz bottom straight in tha groung if theres new grouth on any of them then any of thees methods will werk ,if tha main tree dies my neibor said he will buy me a new one

I think I am going to try some cuttings. I have a tree in the back. It can not hurt to try... right?!

I think your success rate for propagating a true clone will be (from most successful to least):

1) grafting onto a seedling rootstock

2) air layering

3) cuttings

guess what. fresh seeds germinate quickly.