Describing here fruits of eight cultivars from three different locations. Argelino, Kando and Strawberry fruits are from my tree in Davis, CA. Fletcher White, Ed's Delight and Brandenton from a tree in Vacaville, and Haseeb and Frana came from a friend in Sacramento.
Frana, Ed's Delight, and Fletcher White are white loquats. The other five fruits are orange.
Haseeb - Large fruits, soft, very juicy, sweet, no acidity, the flavor reminds the sweet soft summer apple with strawberry notes
Kando (Kanro) - Large fruits, firm, but still juicy, very sweet with low acidity, baked apple flavored
Bradenton - Normally larger fruits than the one in the picture, but all large fruits were too firm to pick. The picked fruit is still not ripe, has some acidity, the flavor includes sweet under-ripe cherry
Frana - Medium size fruits, mildly sweet with no acidity, the flavor is mild and unusual, as it includes the distinct sugar pea and mild pear notes
Argelino (Angelino)- Large fruits, very juicy, a flavor bomb, as it contains high sugar and relatively high acidity, apricot-grape flavored
Strawberry - Medium size fruits, soft and juicy, sweet with little acidity, pear-strawberry flavored
My picks from this tasting are Argelino and Fletcher White
Plant material availability
None of these loquats are widely distributed. Argelino, Kando, Bradenton, and Ed's Delight trees are occasionally available from a few hobbyists, check the gardening forums and Facebook groups when looking for them. The scions are occasionally available at the CRFG exchanges. Currently, we are shipping the scions of Kando, Argelino, and Fletcher White, and we might have the trees later. Please check Really Good Plants for availability.
Frana, Ed's Delight, and Fletcher White are white loquats. The other five fruits are orange.
Haseeb - Large fruits, soft, very juicy, sweet, no acidity, the flavor reminds the sweet soft summer apple with strawberry notes
Kando (Kanro) - Large fruits, firm, but still juicy, very sweet with low acidity, baked apple flavored
Bradenton - Normally larger fruits than the one in the picture, but all large fruits were too firm to pick. The picked fruit is still not ripe, has some acidity, the flavor includes sweet under-ripe cherry
Frana - Medium size fruits, mildly sweet with no acidity, the flavor is mild and unusual, as it includes the distinct sugar pea and mild pear notes
Ed's Delight - Medium to large fruits, firm, sweet with little acidity, pear flavored
Fletcher White - Small fruits in large clusters, very juicy, very sweet with little acidity, bright pear-strawberry flavored. Below is a cluster of Fletcher White fruits. This year many fruits contained more than one seed.
Strawberry - Medium size fruits, soft and juicy, sweet with little acidity, pear-strawberry flavored
My picks from this tasting are Argelino and Fletcher White
Plant material availability
None of these loquats are widely distributed. Argelino, Kando, Bradenton, and Ed's Delight trees are occasionally available from a few hobbyists, check the gardening forums and Facebook groups when looking for them. The scions are occasionally available at the CRFG exchanges. Currently, we are shipping the scions of Kando, Argelino, and Fletcher White, and we might have the trees later. Please check Really Good Plants for availability.
Do you know if Loquat fruit can be purchased locally from any store in Dallas area
ReplyDeleteI don’t know, as I live in California. More likely, you’ll find them at the farmers markets.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying your blog, especially the fiejoa and loquat comparisons. I live in some 9a, Atascadero and see a lot of loquats around but inconsistent fruiting due to frequent freezes. Do you know of varieties that bloom later winter that might avoid the December and January freezes?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Owen! Let me check my pictures of the flowers on the loquat trees.
DeleteMy pictures show that the trees I have bloom around Christmas - New Year
DeleteThanks so much for checking!
DeleteArgelino "a flavor bomb." That's what convinced me to buy cuttings from you a few years ago. Will you be selling loquat cuttings again this spring?
ReplyDeleteBtw, I love your blog. It's a wealth of knowledge for someone like me trying to decide which trees and varieties I should add to my collection next. Thank you!
Thank you, Tyler. Maybe in a couple of months I will make them available again
DeleteIs Kando the same as Kanko variety?
ReplyDeleteJust harvest my loquats and I still don't know which cultivar they are because they look like all of them. Some are shaped like this one or like that one and the white and orange looks the same in the picture
ReplyDeleteHi Marta, Received Angelino scions and had them grafted by a professional because I didn’t want to take any chances. He said that the scions were a little dry but grafted them anyways. Keeping my 🤞
ReplyDeleteHi Runip, I ship the day after I cut. So it’s strange that he said so. Have you kept them in the fridge with a moist paper towel like I described in one of the recent posts?
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