Loquat pinyin: pí pá

Loquat, also known as: lute orange, jinwan, lute branch, Rosaceae, loquat family, loquat is native to southeastern China, and is named for the shape of its leaves that resemble the lute instrument. The tree is 3 to 5 meters high, the leaves are large, long, thick and velvety, long oval, shaped like a pipa. Alias is also known as lute orange, lute branch, golden pill, inflammation fruit, jiaozi.

Unlike most fruit trees, the loquat blossoms in the fall or early winter, and its fruit ripens in the spring to early summer, earlier than other fruits, so it is said to be "the only fruit tree that is ready for the four seasons". The flowers of the loquat are white or yellowish, with five petals, about 2 centimeters in diameter, and can be used as a nectar crop in bunches of five to ten.

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Cultivation

Propagation by sowing is based on the grafting can be grafted, sowing can be carried out in June immediately after the picking of seeds. Grafting is generally based on cutting, can be carried out in mid-March or April to May, rootstock can be used loquat seedlings and heather.

Planting in late March to early April before budding, but also in the plum south of the May to June or October, planting seedlings need to take more roots and attached soil, in order to facilitate the survival of the planting location to the south and less wind is good.

June to August, do not apply nitrogen fertilizer, appropriate increase in phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, June to August after pulling branches to the formation of flower buds, if still unable to control the growth of vigorous branches.