Big Jim is a cultivar of Loquat in the United States for heavy production and small size; expect a tree 10-12ft high and 6-8ft wide. Young trees overbear so be careful to thin out fruit on small caliper branches.
-- Ploughshare Nursery
3/9/19
4/27/19
Need to build some sort of shade structure for this. It's sick, it's not going to be able to handle summer heat/sun.
10/25/2019
It got a bad start, never established in the winter shade, sat waterlogged, and got killed good and proper when the summer heat hit. It's gonzo.
-- Ploughshare Nursery
Heat Tolerance and Sun Exposure
Loquats need protection from afternoon sun in the lower desert. Exposure to direct sun at temperatures over 100 degrees will scald the plants leaves and eventually kill it. Newly planted trees should be protected from late morning sun their first summer using a shade structure. After the first year, loquats do well in Eastern exposure and filtered sun. Care should be taken to choose a loquat variety that fruits during the mild months of the year so that fruit is not lost to summer heat. Big Jim fruits are a good fit to the lower desert because they are ripe in May. 
Growing loquat fruit trees and their care focuses on good nutrition, water management and weed control.
Fertilize the trees three times a year with a lawn fertilizer that does not contain weed killers. In the first year, use a cup of fertilizer divided into three applications spread over the growing season. In the second and third years, increase the annual amount of fertilizer to 2 cups. Scatter the fertilizer on the ground and water it in. Water a loquat tree when the blossoms begin to swell in spring and two to three more times when the fruit begins to ripen. Apply the water slowly, allowing it to sink into the soil as much as possible. Stop when the water begins to run off. Young trees don’t compete well with weeds, so maintain a weed-free area that extends 2 to 3 feet from the trunk of the tree. Take care when cultivating around the tree because the roots are shallow. A layer of mulch will help keep weeds at bay. Read more at Gardening Know How: Loquat Tree Planting: Learning About Growing Loquat Fruit Trees https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/loquat/growing-loquat-fruit.htm |
3/9/19
4/5/19
Need to build some sort of shade structure for this. It's sick, it's not going to be able to handle summer heat/sun.
It got a bad start, never established in the winter shade, sat waterlogged, and got killed good and proper when the summer heat hit. It's gonzo.
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