young Loquat flowering (forum)

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Hi We recently purchased a Loquat tree and planted it a few months ago , it is now covered in flowers, is this ok or will it slow the trees growth ? We were told with our stone fruit trees to remove the fruit for the first 18 months or it would slow the tree's growth . We did this and the trees thrived, should we do this with the immature loquat?
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Time: 28th April 2017 10:17am

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Waterfall says...
I would remove them, the tree is too small.

Time: 1st May 2017 11:34am

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Jo Wallbank says...
Thank you , should I remove the flowers or wait and remove the small fruit?


Time: 2nd May 2017 5:21pm

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Waterfall says...
I know with mango if you just cut the flower they sometimes will just flower again so you usually let small fruit set and then remove.

I am not sure if it would be the same with loquat but it would be less risk if you just remove small fruit.

Don't worry, they grow very fast and you will be enjoying lots of fruit next season. We have a grafted nagasakiwasi and the fruit are delicious!

Time: 3rd May 2017 9:52am

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Grant says...
Hey Waterfall, do you know how long the Nagasakiwase takes from flower to ripe fruit? Mine are flowering right now.

Time: 4th May 2017 8:55pm

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Waterfall says...
Hi Grant,

We started eating ours around late June. I have flowers and some small fruit on mine now too.

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Time: 5th May 2017 10:31am

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SueBee says...
Loquats are usually the first fruit to ripen, sometimes in Spring sometimes up to November-depends on weather I think.Mine are flowering now so probably have a Spring crop as long as Winter doesn't hold them back.

Time: 7th May 2017 3:39pm

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