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Sowing calendar · Trees and shrubs

Loquat

Loquat

Eriobotrya japonica · Nespereira, Níspero, Néflier du Japon, Wollmispel, Nespolo del Giappone, nêspera

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

  • JFMAMJJASOND
  • PlantMar–May, Sep–Oct
  • FloweringOct–Dec
  • HarvestApr–May
Spacing
600 cm between rows · 500 cm apart
Sowing depth
0 cm
Harvest after
First crop after ~4 years
Water need
medium
Frost
half hardy
Life cycle
tree
Family
Rosaceae
Seed saving
medium · keeps ~1 years

Notes

Evergreen that flowers in autumn and winter, so hard frosts kill the flowers and young fruit; a coastal tree.

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.