My fruit tree had so much fruit it broke 😥

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Жыл бұрын

The loquat tree is so laden with fruit that it SNAPPED 😢 - to fix the tree, I sawed off the damaged branch with a typical pruning cut, then called in the garden boys to help pick the branch clean.
@jacquesinthegarden got a little too excited, if you’re asking me🐷😂
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@epicgardening Жыл бұрын

P.S. It’s a loquat and it’s like a tropical citrus peach flavor, full care guide coming soon 😏

@nexusiren Жыл бұрын

are you going to propagate the stem?

@Gmstmlk Жыл бұрын

You are supposed to remove the skin

@InesF. Жыл бұрын

Those are super typical in Portugal (even in big cities like Lisbon). We call them Nespereiras. Literally the best!

@marpay2 Жыл бұрын

There's great in lowering your blood pressure 😊

@jacquelinehoward5183 Жыл бұрын

I wondered if it was your famous loquat... Don't have those in Ontario...

@NotKerro Жыл бұрын

I work at a tropical fruit tree nursery and I can say, that loquats are the BOMB lol

@brisavespertina Жыл бұрын

Where about in the world do you work in a nursery like this? I want to start working in nurserys or any gardening field so badly but i don’t really know the best way to start 🥹

@thejazzpianist25 Жыл бұрын

That job sounds like the bomb!!

@angeloariasenamorado8761 Жыл бұрын

@@brisavespertina in the United States especially Florida there's a lot of tropical fruit tree nurseries

@SouthFloridaSunshine Жыл бұрын

@@angeloariasenamorado8761 Indeed we do have lots of tropical fruit nurseries down here. Anyone know what loquat cultivar he grew?

@roxanitzeleki4061 Жыл бұрын

Is that what it’s called???? In Greece we call it Mousmoulo. It is native to our country and everyone knows what it is and how it tastes. It is buttery sweet! It’s is really good!

@mavil64 Жыл бұрын

I planted a loquat when I was 6-7 and now at 23 the tree is still there in our yard and it kinda comforts me seeing something I planted grow and thrive after all these years.

@FlubberGamer 6 ай бұрын

One of the many reasons I think graveyards should be more like fruit orchards, using bio-urns so the trees can make use of your body, and then rather than being a gloomy and somber place, graveyards are then places filled with life(plants and animals) and food. It becomes a reminder that life continues after death, just not in the same form, life is always changing and never ending. Plus, it could be like a community garden and the extra food can be used to feed the poor and homeless.

@moniquemannaert3468 6 ай бұрын

@@FlubberGameronly for people not on chemo and heavy meds , as it dissolves and enters the produce. In days of old, people were aware of this. Perfect when it works. 🙏

@melikby 5 ай бұрын

@@FlubberGamerWe generally plant trees in graveyards when we fineshed the burry at Turkey. A tree on the head part, at back of the gravestone and one for foot. But we don't plant fruit trees, mostly pine.

@OfLanceTheLonginus Ай бұрын

@@moniquemannaert3468 Wish people would understand this more, not every corpse is good plant food lol….just like how some garbage is non compostable

@anoial5181 Жыл бұрын

My dad grows these in AZ & it's a favorite in our family. He even makes empanadas with them! Delicious 😋! We also grow figs, jujube, pomegranates (red & white) plum, olives, dates, peaches, apricots, pecans, grapes & cactus- not to mention all the veggies! Growing strawberries was my favorite! Love that you're teaching this stuff!

@carmelitajones7779 8 ай бұрын

Awesome.

@technoraptor7778 Жыл бұрын

When your loquat is an over achiever to the point of arms snapping.

@downsouth333 Жыл бұрын

You sound lonely

@2coolforyou197 Жыл бұрын

@@downsouth333 😭

@fardeenkhan5575 Жыл бұрын

😂

@armedpotato3617 Жыл бұрын

Relatable, it’s like when I have to carry all my bags of groceries from the car inside all at once.

@bucho2398 Жыл бұрын

They are called Nisperos in Mexico, my grandad used had a tree in his old yard back in the day. I sneaked into his old yard (long time it was sold) and stole some twigs to grow a bonsai out of it so I can have a piece of him with me forever

@ricdeh Жыл бұрын

Yesss I used to call them bisperos lol cuz idk how to say it nobody knew what I was talking bout lol I barley found out the name of it in English

@fardeenkhan5575 Жыл бұрын

👍

@opalfishsparklequasar8663 Жыл бұрын

💖🕊 Beautiful. God bless.

@sexybarney_ Жыл бұрын

Its so weird hearing the word in English

@annyhahn3527 Жыл бұрын

Los nisperos son tan ricos.

@kinda5510 11 ай бұрын

Back home in Syria we had 3 of these in our garden and I used to climb the trees as a child to pick them up. In my city Latakia they're called " Ehkidenia"( a mouthful I know). Good old days that will never come back , thank you for reminding me of my childhood.

@coleyboy1921 6 ай бұрын

How cool. Are you Alawite?

@kinda5510 5 ай бұрын

@@coleyboy1921 Don't think that's revelant. How do you know about it ? You're Syrian ?

@coleyboy1921 5 ай бұрын

My apologies for the stupid question. Completely agree, not very relevant - especially to loquats! I'm not Syrian - suppose I'm just interested in the region and the people that live there and think about Alawite when I hear Latakia... So no, no good reason just not thinking! I watched the video on your channel when I made the comment, looks like a beautiful place. Hope you return to jetski and enjoy fresh fruit one day! cheers stranger.@@kinda5510

@coleyboy1921 5 ай бұрын

True, especially not to loquats! Sorry for asking something personal and inappropriate (I'm not Syrian, just interested in the region an people there)! I watched the video on your channel, it looks beautiful there. Hope you can go back soon to enjoy the beach!@@kinda5510

@SHITSTAINDA5TH 3 ай бұрын

Ill give you a mouthful

@andreacraik9757 Жыл бұрын

I had an overachieving apricot tree in Chico Ca.! When the limb broke it stripped the tree on one side, down to the base. Then it grew a plumb tree out of the base! Super cool! I had big apricots and juicy purple plumbs. On the same tree! A truly HAPPY accident of grafting!

@11mimiriri 4 ай бұрын

Plum

@andreacraik9757 4 ай бұрын

@@11mimiriri Stupid Spell Check! 😊

@The1ThatFits 3 ай бұрын

That's so awesome ❤

@alexandrealves5457 Жыл бұрын

This fruit is amazing, it grows so naturally in Portugal, kids used to climb the reachable branches to pick up the fruits 😂 We call it ' Nespra' in Portugal 🇵🇹

@virginiacarvalho6106 10 ай бұрын

Magnorios.

@Martitalanita 9 ай бұрын

In Spain also buy did you know it's an asian fruit? Península bros🤝🏻❤

@cathiadelfin9464 9 ай бұрын

❤ In Perú we call it "nispero".

@zehraerciyas6899 9 ай бұрын

In Turkish it's called yeni dünya and it grows literally EVERYWHERE down here in Melbourne. Not sure but something about the climate and exploding immigrant population in the 60's and 70's means they everywhere . Love these things but you know who loves them more?? Huntsmen 😅😂

@scharliess 9 ай бұрын

In italian, we call It "Nespola". Very Easy to grow, when I was a kid i propagate It everywere 😍

@loisma2356 Жыл бұрын

My family grew a loquat tree from the seed and it’s been years! I don’t even remember them planting the seed, but it’s finally fruiting! My grandma knows how to keep the tree and picks some of the smaller fruits early to use as fertilizer and keep the weight low

@michelletisor4991 11 ай бұрын

I did the same thing. I grew it from a seed and now it's about 4 ft tall. I can't wait till it starts producing some fruit

@alicekana_2619 11 ай бұрын

My grandpa still has he’s I think three or two I love go over there and climbing up the tree and getting same😊

@gringa978 10 ай бұрын

Fruit trees take at minimum 7yrs to fruit

@joshyoung1440 10 ай бұрын

:O how long did it take? There's a loquat tree at my apartment complex, and I have a balcony garden that I'd love to add to

@joshyoung1440 10 ай бұрын

@@gringa978 "fruit trees" is way overreductive. Times to maturity vary wildly. Unless you're talking about loquat trees specifically.

@CatsCloud Жыл бұрын

As a níspero (loquat in Spanish)owner myself I was absolutely devastated when my mom cut off some of the best branches from MY tree without telling me because they were getting 'too long' (they weren't, she just wanted space to make an outside area under the tree even though we already have 2 other outside areas) even worse, I gotta wait till they're in season again to see how much damage she actually did

@misskiya Жыл бұрын

Just went down to LA and picked a bunch of loquats. I even got some branches, and I’m trying to grow loquats from seeds and from the cut branches one branches already started to grow many leaves. 😊

@geetah1419 Жыл бұрын

Before the loquat gets too ripe, it can be pickled the Indian way, ie with turmeric, mustard, vinegar etc.

@froggyy Жыл бұрын

Getta serious where are you from In India ?

@geetah1419 Жыл бұрын

@@froggyy My ancestors are from India. I live in France.

@browhattheactualfu-2659 Жыл бұрын

@@froggyy Cause we all know India is this niche country with the smallest population in the world

@madhavidegapudi08 Жыл бұрын

This is not common tree in South India. May be north east India.

@gisela1477 Жыл бұрын

@@madhavidegapudi08 But it's an incredibly common fruit all over the Mediterranean, and one of the first things you learn living far from your country of origin (she said she is in France) is to adapt your way of cooking to the ingredients you have on hand.

@shadowscout9872 Жыл бұрын

In the orchard that I worked at , we would lightly smack the apple trees when they had blossoms so as to avoid this very thing.

@EP-qi8ed Жыл бұрын

But how does tapping it reduce the quantity of fruit a tree produces? When I tap the blooms of my tomato plants, they produce prolific yields....so I would assume tapping a fruit tree would cause pollination and massive yields.

@k9spot1 Жыл бұрын

@@EP-qi8ed I think the key word is “smack” there. Not tap. They’re smacking it so hard some of the blossoms fall off entirely. That leaves less to turn into fruit lightening the load on the tree. I haven’t heard of doing it like this before but it seems like a much faster alternative to picking blossoms off one by one

@shelbeymercer4383 Жыл бұрын

@@EP-qi8ed What bloody feather said, but also in case you or anyone reading this didn't know, tomatoes produce more after smacking because the have 'perfect' flowers! As in, the flower has both male and female parts. So it self pollinates! It also means there's less chance of cross pollination, so you can grow different types of tomatoes and the saved seeds still produce 'true to seed'. Pretty sure the fruit trees don't have perfect flowers, though, sadly. Most need another tree that is male to produce.

@oabuseer Жыл бұрын

@@shelbeymercer4383 this is a really helpful explanation, thank you

@sicktodeath0_0 Жыл бұрын

@@k9spot1 It also makes the apples a little bit bigger. ✌️❤️

@valeriej.chapin4553 Жыл бұрын

Apricots are like that! Yummm! I can and dehydrate them, or used to. 72 here. But I still can, just need the fruit, NW costal Oregon. Live this video!! Thank you guys!!

@lazaruslazuli6130 9 ай бұрын

The loquats in NE Florida are in bloom 10/14/23. I've been here at this location for 6 years, and the squirrels have beaten me to the fruit each year. I used to climb my grandmother's two loquat trees about 200 miles south of here and eat them until I didn't want any supper.

@kathrynmclean33 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had this happen to my peach tree, split it in half. It died and now I use it to trellis my kiwi. My apple had a branch split off and so we made a cast out of auto body Bondo. It Saved the branch and tree. It is now got an extra support under it so it doesn’t happen again. Happy eating guys!

@hiheidi9987 Жыл бұрын

This same channel has a short video where he is removing extra baby peaches from his trees. He would only keep one for every 6” or so of branch so the branches won’t snap. Looks like he will need to do the same for this loquat.

@Cass-so8uj Жыл бұрын

I love the garden boys lol they seem so sweet and funny.

@jenniferwade-scoons6313 11 ай бұрын

Yeah it's a common problem with smaller fruit trees like peaches and plums. My dad was always running around the orchard sticking boards under the limbs that look like they might break.

@serenababy6358 Жыл бұрын

Yep happened to me last year and this year on my full sized nectarine tree. I've been thinning it constantly this past spring to 1 fruit per branch and still couldn't get to the top from my 6ft ladder to thin up top so we lost a branch again! I learned, you can use a hose in the spring to blow off the pretty blossoms so that you can reduce the amount of fruit you get. I'm trying that next spring. I'll also be thinning the branches late winter/early spring to avoid this issue

@badwolf_gtv7725 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely LOVE loquats i used to get them off neighbors front yard trees when i was a kid, so good

@downsouth333 Жыл бұрын

Bullshit no one cares

@catelynnes8377 Жыл бұрын

When I was a teenager, I had a nice old lady who would come to the park with washed loquats from the very tree that was in the park and share with everyone😊

@LiebeLeuchten Жыл бұрын

Wait that sounds familar lol, out neighbour had a tree and as kids we would steal loquat from it till we got caught and they just let us steal thrm xd

@rebeccacastle794 Жыл бұрын

Lol it's worth the daily whooping! ❤😂

@Liz-sc3np Жыл бұрын

For sure one of my best childhood memories involved eating loquat straight from the trees

@noname-ye7zj Жыл бұрын

Next time you see a heavy branch, put a support post underneath the branch.

@ichiryu87 9 ай бұрын

Those are nespole in Italy and the brown spots on the fruit is normal and doesn't mean it went bad. Also you can make a great liquor from the seeds

@nickkirschner3719 Жыл бұрын

Try tie wire next time, I use it all the time to keep heavy branches from breaking off when I have something stronger to tie it to. Hemp rope and twine also work. Think of it as a buddy splint, you tape the messed up one to a good one and most of the time you end up with positive results.

@renenay4390 Жыл бұрын

Loquat is one of my favorite fruits! My tree gave me only a handful this year. First year it produced. We've had it for about 9 years. Central Florida. This year I've been mulching and adding my rabbit poos around it.

@tinawindham6958 Жыл бұрын

I’m in mobile, Al and have several large trees but this year, no fruit! I look forward to March every year but I was so disappointed. If anyone has fruit for sale please let me know.

@leopoldo4561 Жыл бұрын

We have one here in socal and every year most of the fruit goes bad because it produces sooooooo much fruit. Wish I could send you some ..... Also we have 4 guava trees and a small lemon trees tht also produce so much fruit it goes to waste 😢

@Calax93 Жыл бұрын

@@leopoldo4561 preserve and donate it

@fwfeo Жыл бұрын

It’s loquat! At least tell people about the “fruit”! It’s an amazing fruit. It’s tart and sweet and is something between mango, apricot and citrus taste! I think they prefer warmer climates without frost. If you find them, try them, they’re delicious! 😋

@tinawindham6958 4 ай бұрын

Then plant the seeds or throw them in the woods❤️

@videlvasq Жыл бұрын

i love loquats. lots of people here in socal dont know them when they see them or realize they are edible. they unfortunately look similar to a different tree planted here that produces inedible cones. lots of loquats fell off a tree near my moms work and rotted, uneaten. i made sure to collect some, even sharing with a friend who was visiting and never tried them before.

@trevortibbits859 Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Loquats are one of those special treat fruits!!! When I travel to Portugal in mid April, they are in season, and are found everywhere dirt cheap, come back to Canada and they are $12.99/lb! But I still get a few while I can! I’ve tried growing it as an indoor plant, can’t get it to thrive. Hope you’re tree doesn’t lose anymore branches

@khelifimohamedzakaria776 Жыл бұрын

Quite common fruit in north Africa although our climate isn't tropical but Mediterranean. Without any care / irrigation the tree planted in my garden produced soo much this year. Tasty fruit a bit sour when not ripe.

@sourgummiez Жыл бұрын

I like the part where you tell us what fruit this is

@zinckensteel Жыл бұрын

loquat

@EveryWayWorks Жыл бұрын

They’re loquats

@FloridaMowerMan Жыл бұрын

We call them Japanese plums here in Florida

@KeanuReevolution Жыл бұрын

I like the part where you totally know how to read before making a comment

@milkysher Жыл бұрын

😂😂 I was about to comment the same

@DeathMetalDerf Жыл бұрын

Nice loquat tree!! That sucker is very productive indeed. I bought a purple passion fruit tree in very early spring this year and didn't expect it to outgrow 3 progressively larger pots so far! There's just going to be a ton of flowers on this thing, meaning I'll have lots of pollination to sort out. However I'm very much looking forward to a decent harvest!

@dmonteon209 5 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I remember my aunt had a loquat fruit tree. It brought me so much happiness and joy to have access to such a delicious fruit every year. I use to anticipate the time the tree would produce fruit. I hope to plant one of these in my backyard soon! Love love this fruit.

@betraytor8726 Жыл бұрын

Ngl that transition was smooth 🕶️

@asemabuelhija4501 Жыл бұрын

Sour unripe loquat was the bomb when we were kids. My grandma used to chase us around not pick them up 😂😂

@vironia Жыл бұрын

That reverse Thanos snap was the best thing ever LOL

@808DooTS 4 ай бұрын

This actually happened to our avocado tree almost two years ago. The branch snapped while we were all at home, scared the bejeezus out of us cuz all we heard was *crack* followed by the impact which shook our house. It was practically half the tree, so my dad was really afraid that the tree would be so shocked that it'd die. It's never produced that many fruit before, that one branch alone filled up 3 1/2 30 gallon bins. It's doing well, but made significantly less fruit last season. Not sure how much fruit it will make this year, it's not easy spotting the little fruits at this time.

@Marioscorneraquatics Жыл бұрын

My mom has a tree and it’s the best feeling when the first one start to ripen. I can’t stop eating them

@downsouth333 Жыл бұрын

Cough cough BS😂

@fu6vup68 Жыл бұрын

That is the largest loquats tree I have ever seen. I grew up eating it in Asia. Haven’t seen it for decades. I missed it so much.

@Keyspoet27 Жыл бұрын

They're all over California - my mom was into edible landscaping, and I grew up with a loquat tree in our large back yard in a suburb of L.A.

@joannsudderth664 5 ай бұрын

I love these. I miss Florida for gardening, loquot , and St Augustine

@jaykeinnes6793 Жыл бұрын

I love how the fact you can eat it gets so many blokes so happy about plants, I annoy the hell out of some mates talking to then about the veggie garden all the time because I'm just like you lot🤣

@grey5135 Жыл бұрын

Some of my fondest childhood memories are at my father's best friend's house down the street from us climbing with my sister eating fruit until our stomach hurt from the loquat tree. Such fond memories of that fruit. Absolutely delicious. Some of nature's best candie.

@tais1355 Жыл бұрын

grew up with a loquat tree in my backyard! it was everyone’s favorite for climbing and a wonderful spring/summer snack

@vincentbarnett4222 Жыл бұрын

We had, not loquat, kumquat trees in one place we lived (not the same, I know, calm down) and we had to have supports for the branches during the heaviest production times. Same for several of the stonefruit trees we had.

@beardoodle9835 9 ай бұрын

I loooove loquats! When I was at uni, the city I lived in had loquats everywhere, because they used them as landscape plants, and most people didn't eat them. So, being a broke college student, I'd walk around the neighborhood and parks and pick up as many as possible. I'd eat as much as I could fresh, and then I'd make loquat butter and freeze it for later. So good!

@moonorchid9242 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE loquats. My grandpa had a tree that was easily 12 metres tall or more. Always smothered with fruit every summer. I’m looking forward to adding one to my garden, sadly will be much smaller because I have it in a grow bag, but will be plenty for me to eat and share

@thegreendoormx4441 11 ай бұрын

12 meters? 😂 doubtful

@McChimkin123 11 ай бұрын

@@thegreendoormx4441 i mean, here in central florida (im not entirely sure if they are invasive or not, just that they are here) there are many loquat trees that are the same height as the water oaks. i had to use a 25 foot extendable latter just to get some earlier this year for my homemade honey loquat pie.

@aroad2788 Жыл бұрын

"where I'm from this is currency" and if you are from Michigan you can relate with apples instead. Literally got a bag full of free apples last year when a guy traded us for a meal at my work. I work at five guys. For my then boss it was his first Michigan fall and had never experienced that before. He just used his discount for the guy. He said he could never eat that many... Didn't realize we pretty much live off them so I made apple cider and some apple butter.

@aroad2788 Жыл бұрын

I do have an apple tree but the moths were bad that year and my apples were not edible

@fluffycakes8561 Жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous 🥺 I just bought my loquat tree 4 weeks ago. Excited to see it grow and thrive with delicious fruit. In Mexico we grew up eating fresh fruit from the garden. You're so lucky your state can grow what Texas can't.

@agustinjaime6431 Жыл бұрын

they grow in texas too

@ichangedmyname0001 Жыл бұрын

I used to pick a few of these off a tree while walking to bus stop while I was younger, never knew what they were but they were so good!

@herward1047 Жыл бұрын

Yes, love these! Growing up in San Antonio with many of these trees in near by yards. My sisters and I would always sneak fruit from neighbors yards. I don't think they knew they were edible, sad seeing the fruit go bad.

@katrinalee2148 Жыл бұрын

We had one of these in our backyard. It's either a loquat, or a kumquat. I'll say this much, there is as much (if not more), seed, as there is edible fruit. The seed(s), which usually grow doubled, make up, or comprise, most of what you see. The fruit inside is about as thick as the pith (white stuff under the peel) if an orange. How he was "looking forward" to this fruit to ripen, means it truly holds a special place in his heart. As he mentions at the end "Where I'm from, this is currency," that pretty much tells me it is important in his culture. I mean if you could practically use it as money, Must mean it has a long legacy in his upbringing.

@TheBLGL 7 ай бұрын

Kumquat is a citrus fruit with a peel, green when unripe and you can use the juice (for example, in pho in North Vietnam) or you can wait for the whole thing to turn orange and eat it, peel and all. This is definitely not kumquat.

@Witchy-Wonderland 6 ай бұрын

Idk why you’re hating on this fruit so much.. 😂 We used to eat it as children here in Florida. Yes there are ‘larger seeds’ inside (so careful just biting in).. But besides that, there’s plenty of juice/meat. I always liked that the skin was kinda sour - making a nice compliment to the sweet juice/meat part. The time I bit into one and saw a lil 🪱 coming out, I about died 💀 That’s when I stopped eating them as a “child” - off the tree without being washed

@jaimejones3177 11 ай бұрын

My grandparents had a peach tree that only bears fruit every other year. When there was fruit, they'd have to prop up the branches to keep them from breaking. They'd find long, thick sticks with forked ends to place in the ground about halfway up the branch. Worked like a charm....tons of heavy fruit, nothing broken!

@strategist3588 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful cut to you with the bois. Perfectly aligned

@lancecorporalveteran0621 Жыл бұрын

I have one of those in my backyard. it's over 25 feet tall. Unfortunately, it's not doing so well.

@downsouth333 Жыл бұрын

No believes your a vet

@JRoseBooks Жыл бұрын

I love walking around my neighborhood and finding spare produce out for the taking!

@c.a.greene8395 Жыл бұрын

We are able to grow peaches, lemons, limes, olives and ginseng here in Canada on saltspring island in the gulf islands of bc ( Canada's Hawaii) We remove many buds on our younger trees as they can add too much weight and even stress the tree when ladder with too much fruit...love making fresh lemon cream pies for fathers day( lemons ripen around fathers day every year) They flower in summer and fruit all winter long needing the lower Temps to become sour...often it's not cold enough and the lemons are sweet...

@SimplyRiriii Жыл бұрын

We have a bunch of Loquat trees here in our country. Toss some seeds in the garden and there will be a tree/plant in few weeks. ❤ yummy

@seiyuokamihimura5082 Жыл бұрын

Duuude. You lucky bleep blop! I need a cutting of loquat sooooo bad, everyone in texas had them in their yards, but they never ate them, so i would always ask if i could. Soooo good!

@patinpatin12 Жыл бұрын

We have 3 trees in our yard they grow really well here in costal Texas. It's crazy that not a lot of people eat them. My neighbors have one and they thought it was food for the birds.

@Annarchyyyy 6 ай бұрын

Most people have never heard of loquats! I grew up with a tree in my backyard so it was just always a thing. My great grandmother would make so much loquat jam! We would not only use it for pb&j or toast but we also loved to top pancakes or even vanilla ice cream with it. My sisters and I loved to climb that tree and eat the fruit right off of the branches. So fuckin good! Thanks for reminding me of childhood memories ❤

@VOlDNOVA 11 ай бұрын

These are native in my area and so yummy! Its normal for trees to be thrice the size of yours and packed to the brim with fruit, so locals kinda hate them for being so messy, since the whole neighbourhood eat from one tree, but isn't able to finish all fruits, so they end up falling and becomes stinky.

@vanessagarcia5774 Жыл бұрын

litterally one of my faves. my great grandparents use to have a huge tree and it was always so fruitful. but when they both passed the family decided to sell the house. the people who bought it changed everything. took out all the roses and trees and other plants my great grandparents had. they had orange trees, avocado's, lemons various roses and flowers, pears, grapefruit, and other plants.

@ToniGlick 11 ай бұрын

That is really sad. Years of cultivation wasted. 😢

@marpay2 Жыл бұрын

I have several of these Chinese plum trees & it's actually good for hypertension too! Be careful bc it might have you running to the restroom😅😅😂! The squirrels are fat from my tree & they drop the seeds everywhere!

@scotthyer9427 Жыл бұрын

thinning the trees works really well with those fruit trees. i suggest having a 4 to 6 inch gap between each fruit and pick off the ones that are in the way. that way you have a good harvest but dont risk the branches falling. keep it up!

@cutandgo 5 ай бұрын

We had this tree in our garden when I was growing up and looked forward to the fruit season.

@chriswirsing17 Жыл бұрын

We had 3 of these trees in our yard growing. One tree would produce so much fruit that we ended up making preserves to hand out around the neighborhood😊

@melelconquistador Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear your tree got hurt. My dad will compost unripe fruit from trees if there are too many. Some apples or peaches are nothing compared to a tree.

@dreadfairy6963 Жыл бұрын

Oh no don't compost them! Pickle them! Look up Indian pickles, many are made with unserripe fruits and they are DELICIOUS!

@Keyspoet27 Жыл бұрын

You can also make jam with them, or jelly, or fruit syrup, and underripe fruit often gives you a sweet-tart flavor that's impossible to beat. Really delicious.

@Keyspoet27 Жыл бұрын

Fruit syrups lend themselves to making really outstanding liqueurs, with the addition of vodka, light rum, or the spirit of your choice. Or, you can keep it as syrup, and use it as an ingredient in cocktails - or even over ice cream! Lots of possibilities!

@Annie_Annie__ 10 ай бұрын

These were all over my high school campus. We’d just grab some while walking to class and eat them, lol. We called them China plums and it wasn’t until long after that I learned that they were loquats. They don’t grow where I live now. I wish I could buy them at the store, but they start going bad once picked _very_ quickly. I keep hoping that someone will modify loquats somehow to make them last long enough to transport.

@denisemurphy3915 10 ай бұрын

Loved these as a kid when people had fruit trees in their backyard. Then playing spitting competitions with my friend was just the best fun for a six year old in the 60s.

@tinahyena Жыл бұрын

I moved into a new home in September and the loquat tree was so top heavy that it fell over on a super windy day. We had to do a heavy trim to replant and added support. Lost almost half the fruit but still have plenty left. Totally worth it.

@Gabie184 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I came across your video. I've had these as a kid and it grew on my grandparents backyard. Never knew the name till now. Thanks.

@DesireeMalary-qk1bt Ай бұрын

I’m so jealous rn. I miss this. Glad none was wasted tho.

@MadiCarl 10 ай бұрын

I love these so much, the second I saw them I knew exactly what they were! My grandma had a tree full of these in her yard that grew up with me. I always loved getting a handful of these bad boys when they were ripe! But I was little and short so pickings were slim lol

@GardenWizard. Жыл бұрын

Had a bell pepper growing on one of the plant’s branches that go so heavy that when I moved the plant around (it’s in a pot) that the whole branch snapped 😅

@downsouth333 Жыл бұрын

Cool story

@kingdomofmochi Жыл бұрын

Mood I'm using tomato cages on mine this year for that reason. I lost half my bell peppers last year

@knucklessg1 Жыл бұрын

How cold hardy is it? I've seen it growing up to Zone 8A, but I'm worried since it's tropical.

@astoroidea6502 Жыл бұрын

Loquat is so good, we have tonnes in my area and we even had two trees at one point but sadly had to kill one when renovating our house. Still have the bigger one we share with our neighbour as it hangs over their fence.

@Witchy-Wonderland 6 ай бұрын

Aww I have so many childhood memories of climbing over fences & sneaking in yards to eat this fruit with my friends 😊 Now I’m realizing the homeowners were probably thankful as heck 😅

@Witchy-Wonderland 6 ай бұрын

Florida btw

@zinckensteel Жыл бұрын

I've never had fresh loquat - hopefully this will be remedied in the next year or two.

@lisauptagrafft2010 Жыл бұрын

It will be better if you rub the fuzz off the outside of the fruit.

@Keyspoet27 Жыл бұрын

They're really excellent - good luck!

@oliviachestnut377 Жыл бұрын

I've had a loquat tree in my backyard all my life and it's slowly dying. It barely produced fruit this year. What can I do?

@kevinmosala 9 ай бұрын

That's one fruit that reminds me of my childhood. I used to think that it was only found in South Africa only before seeing the comments.

@mariamartinusz9699 Жыл бұрын

My parents' young apricot tree had a branch that snapped like that years ago, but part of it was still connected, so I taped it together, and put a support underneath. It healed nicely. My mom didn't give an eff although it was salvageable. There's not much you could do about this branch, but eat the fruit.

@curlyhairdudeify Жыл бұрын

I'm 30 years old, and my great grandfather and grandmother had those trees on their front yard. They were so delicious.

@musk4mars116 Жыл бұрын

All the fruit trees in Calif are crazy this year thanks to our record rain fall.

@aggyndungu 11 ай бұрын

When i was growing up we had a loquat tree in my parents backyard.This brings back so many memories.

@jrod9733 Жыл бұрын

First time I had a loquat I fell in love. Been trying to get them produce in GA but they need winter protection.

@Urme813 Жыл бұрын

I love loquats! My neighbors and Godfather have a tree and they both live right next to me. They let me take some of their fruits in exchange for persimmons or green apples that I grow.

@nicevers Жыл бұрын

Loquat has some of the highest protein values of any fruit. Hint- it's the bugs, I'm counting the bugs

@michaelcolors Жыл бұрын

Ha ha. He he he

@jessicaheger1880 Жыл бұрын

Mulberries are far higher in "protein"

@Keyspoet27 Жыл бұрын

Actually, goji berries are legitimately high in protein, without bugs, which is one of the reasons why they have so many healing qualities. And the black gojis are really high in anthocyanins, for an added nutritional boost. I have nine small goji plants ready to plant out, but I need to get the black gojis started from seed. I'm getting a late start this season.

@Darkfyre755 Жыл бұрын

@@Keyspoet27have you actually managed to get gojis going from seeds? Ive been trying for months! Already used up two full packs of seeds and not a single one has germinated yet 😢

@pascalxus Жыл бұрын

there are many fruit with moderately high protein values but loquat is a bit towards the lower end, not a bad thing.

@dnakiso Жыл бұрын

I had some from the neighbors tree that let me pick from there tree . It was so sweet n reminded me of my childhood.

@kimherben7866 Жыл бұрын

We had a loquat at our previous home. Turns out, when it's blooming, it gives me a headache (if I'm near). But, I have no issues eating the fruit. We made jelly with the fruit and it was delicious, and it made a gorgeous cranberry colored jelly, which was weird since the fruit is golden colored.

@rugvedkulkarni1593 Жыл бұрын

You can't just not tell us what fruit that is.

@fwfeo Жыл бұрын

Loquat

@stephaniej.3887 Жыл бұрын

Love those fruits!

@marcwidner7526 Жыл бұрын

Oh my. I grew up in San Joaquin Valley California and had 3 of these in my yard. I so miss these. Delicious fruit.

@thegreendoormx4441 11 ай бұрын

Here in texas , San Antonio to be exact, most of the homes in the southwest and west side have a tree or two of these growing in the backyard. Never knew what they were called but we loved eating the fruit.

@MizuMing Жыл бұрын

Which fruit tree was that by the way?

@fwfeo Жыл бұрын

Loquat

@MizuMing Жыл бұрын

@@fwfeo Thank you!

@ASmolPotatoOntheInternet Жыл бұрын

Thou hast summoned thine comrades from beyond the veil of reality. *audible gasp

@Lilacflower123 11 ай бұрын

Omg this makes me even more excited for his release. I've been waiting for so long !!

@__hulyen Ай бұрын

why did i expect a bunch of woodland creatures to appear when he said "garden boys" 😂

@Alison2436 Жыл бұрын

was that your apricot tree? I couldn't Tell exactly what the fruit was

@fwfeo Жыл бұрын

Loquat

@maddalena9947 Жыл бұрын

#epicgardening hi Kevin. You inspired my husband and i to rip up a lot of our grass to start a homestead here in zone 7a (long island ny). I just had my first salad of Kale, romaine, arugula, and other varietals. With strawberries. It was so good! Thanks for doing what you do!

@lucysunshine2818 Жыл бұрын

I love those. We had a tree at my house growing up in my home country. I am amazed at the quantity of fruit that this tree has- I have never seen so many like these - amazing