2013 Loquat wine

[toddrod]

I have my 2013 batch of Loquat wine fermenting away. This batch will be with 25lb fruit, some white grape concentrate and possible substitute some of the sugar with some honey.

 

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I'll be picking from my brother's tree tomorrow if they are ripe enough. He says some are still yellow. Maybe I'll just get the orange ones and freeze them if I can't get at least as many as you got.

 

[Stressbaby]

What is the season for loquats?
My father in law has a tree and had a heavy crop last year there in Texas. We were down there around Christmas and it was blooming, but now he says he has no fruit.

 

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Found this on the web, "Season: Generally, the loquat tree blooms in the fall and fruits in early spring. However, in tropical climates, the tree may flower 2 or 3 times a year beginning in July and set fruit mainly from the second flowering. In Florida, ripening begins in February; in California, usually in April; in Israel, the crop ripens from March to May. In Brazil, the harvesting extends from May to October."