Eriobotrya japonica

[Mazat]

Eriobotrya japonica also looks healthy and we are curious to see if it will flower for the first time this year  🤔😀

[Chester B]

It looks very small, I doubt it will flower.  Its probably needs another couple of years or more, fruit trees take a long time to get to the flowering/fruiting stage.

[Mazat]

4 hours ago, Chester B said:

It looks very small, I doubt it will flower.  Its probably needs another couple of years or more, fruit trees take a long time to get to the flowering/fruiting stage.

thank you very much for your explinations and information.

okay, we'll wait 😀

 

[Silas_Sancona]

11 hours ago, Chester B said:

It looks very small, I doubt it will flower.  Its probably needs another couple of years or more, fruit trees take a long time to get to the flowering/fruiting stage.

Yep, Sapling that size =  ..at least another 5 -10 years before it will attempt to fruit... Generally speaking, Longer time frame in cooler areas, shorter where winters won't regularly set back any newer growth the tree adds each year as it reaches reproductive age.

[Mazat]

9 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Yep, Sapling that size =  ..at least another 5 -10 years before it will attempt to fruit... Generally speaking, Longer time frame in cooler areas, shorter where winters won't regularly set back any newer growth the tree adds each year as it reaches reproductive age.

thank you very much for your explinations and informations Nathan, It does not grow quickly and is grown from seed. The age is around four years, says Sabine. She has looked after it, so to speak. i thought it is older🤔

[SeanK]

Probably when it reaches 2 metres height. Here they flower Nov-Dec. It is the most wonderful aroma (well, after Lilacs).

[Chester B]

Here’s my Loquat. I’ve not had any flowers yet. 

[amh]

Seed grown loquats will begin to flower when they reach about 9 feet tall, this can take anywhere from 2 to 7 years, depending on growing conditions.

[happypalms]

And when it does flower the birds will tuck right into the fruit once they find it!

[Mazat]

16 hours ago, Chester B said:

Here’s my Loquat. I’ve not had any flowers yet. 

a beautiful specimen. how big is it ?

[Mazat]

15 hours ago, amh said:

Seed grown loquats will begin to flower when they reach about 9 feet tall, this can take anywhere from 2 to 7 years, depending on growing conditions.

Okay. depending on the vegetation period of an area, this can take a long time ?

[Mazat]

we have measured the tree from us.

It is exactly 5ft high.

Still small 🤔☹️

[Chester B]

5 hours ago, Mazat said:

a beautiful specimen. how big is it ?

Just under 6 feet tall.  It is the "gold nugget" variety.

[Mazat]

11 minutes ago, Chester B said:

Just under 6 feet tall.  It is the "gold nugget" variety.

"gold nugget" - it makes delicious fruit, someone from my family told me about it last year when he tasted several fruits during his business trip to Spain with one of his customers. he was also given some jam to take home. i also got some of the jam when i was visiting him, delicious 😄

I hope it blooms soon and you have delicious fruits afterwards. 
your tree has already grown well in width and the height is also good.

[amh]

11 hours ago, Mazat said:

Okay. depending on the vegetation period of an area, this can take a long time ?

Water is the big issue when the plants are in the ground, but a potted plant can be 5 feet tall in a little over a year.

You will probably need 2 more years before your tree flowers, but it could happen sooner.

[Mazat]

10 hours ago, amh said:

Water is the big issue when the plants are in the ground, but a potted plant can be 5 feet tall in a little over a year.

You will probably need 2 more years before your tree flowers, but it could happen sooner.

thank you very much for your explanations and information. That's good to know.

we had only fertilized her once, in April, but Sabine had the feeling that she didn't react well to cold water from the hose when watering.

🤔

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Mazat said:

thank you very much for your explanations and information. That's good to know.

we had only fertilized her once, in April, but Sabine had the feeling that she didn't react well to cold water from the hose when watering.

🤔

There very dry tolerant in my opinion I have a couple of them and one is I a hot dry sandstone outcrop and it has never suffered even in a drought when native vegetation was suffering it just stood there providing shade. And iam  talking about stay inside air conditioner weather hot Australia conditions! And when it gets hot it gets hot.

[Mazat]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

There very dry tolerant in my opinion I have a couple of them and one is I a hot dry sandstone outcrop and it has never suffered even in a drought when native vegetation was suffering it just stood there providing shade. And iam  talking about stay inside air conditioner weather hot Australia conditions! And when it gets hot it gets hot.

thank you very much, Harry. that is important to know too that they are doing well also in this hot climate 

[amh]

On 5/16/2025 at 10:01 AM, happypalms said:

There very dry tolerant in my opinion I have a couple of them and one is I a hot dry sandstone outcrop and it has never suffered even in a drought when native vegetation was suffering it just stood there providing shade. And iam  talking about stay inside air conditioner weather hot Australia conditions! And when it gets hot it gets hot.

Yes, these are very drought and heat hardy.

I brought up the water issue because the growth rate will suffer.

[happypalms]

7 hours ago, amh said:

Yes, these are very drought and heat hardy.

I brought up the water issue because the growth rate will suffer.

They will drink as much as you give them. And in fruit I think a good amount of water wouldn’t go astray that’s for sure. Given good water you would get a bigger and better crop. But a super tough tree,I would think Switzerland would have plenty of moist soil in places.