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ErnieCopp
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Apricots are not doing well for me in this climate, but there was a nearly dead Loquat tree here when i came, so i brought it back to life and it produced enough last year to give me good pies for the year, and a lot of fruit this year. I will tell you about it.
I am not sure how much cold it will stand, but it is Evergreen and was not harmed when the temperature got down to about 25 one night. The fruit has a good tart/sweet flavor but is difficult to eat out of hand or to clean in conventional ways because of the large seeds and the tenacious connective tissue that binds the seeds to the pulp. It nearly destroys the pulp by the time you get it cleaned if you cut them open like other fruits.
So I took a short piece of 1/2 inch copper tubing, sharpened it from the inside. I cut a slice off of each end, and then use the tube to push out the seeds and cut out the connective tissue. I then cut each one in half, twice. It makes a very good cobbler, pretty close to Apricot flavor and texture.
I will try to post some pictures of the tree and fruit..
Ernie
I am not sure how much cold it will stand, but it is Evergreen and was not harmed when the temperature got down to about 25 one night. The fruit has a good tart/sweet flavor but is difficult to eat out of hand or to clean in conventional ways because of the large seeds and the tenacious connective tissue that binds the seeds to the pulp. It nearly destroys the pulp by the time you get it cleaned if you cut them open like other fruits.
So I took a short piece of 1/2 inch copper tubing, sharpened it from the inside. I cut a slice off of each end, and then use the tube to push out the seeds and cut out the connective tissue. I then cut each one in half, twice. It makes a very good cobbler, pretty close to Apricot flavor and texture.
I will try to post some pictures of the tree and fruit..
Ernie
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