[Arid_gardener] Loquats

[Dick]

Debra, I have a loquat tree loaded with fruit in my front yard. They are tasty but a little sour. I am leting them ripen more if I can keep the birds off them.  Loquats I grew in San Diego years ago were quite sweet. I will let these stay n the tree as long as I dare. I have no idea what the problem is unless it is variety. I will eat them never the less if I get there first.

Dick Gross
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Debora moritz 
  To: arid_gardener at CALS.arizona.edu  
  Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:16 AM
  Subject: [Arid_gardener] Loquats


  Is a taste test the best measure of loquat ripeness?  I've read 90 days from flowering the fruit should be ready.  Does that hold true here in Maricopa County?

  Debora 



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