This is how you can propagate the medlar loquat:
- by cuttings
- by sowing
- by lowerers
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Cuttings
In summer, you can cut off 30 centimeter long shoots that are half lignified. In order for the cuttings to grow, you need at least three fully developed pairs of leaves. Remove the bottom pair of leaves and put the cutting in a pot that you have with a mixture of sand or peat and Potting soil have filled. Put a transparent plastic bag over the cuttings to create high humidity. The roots form after a few weeks.
Propagation via cuttings is easy, but not every shoot reliably forms roots. One reason could be the lack of moisture in the air and in the substrate. If the cutting has successfully rooted, cultivation in the bucket is advisable. Older plants can be planted in the garden. Since the young plants are very sensitive to frost, they should overwinter in a mild place for the first two to three years.
sowing
The seeds from the berries are in an unheated Cold frame sown and then watered sparingly. After a few weeks the seeds will germinate. The seedlings stay in the bed in the first winter. Make sure to place the bed in a frost-free location in winter. Transplanting is possible in the next year. After the ice saints in mid-May is the optimal time for planting out.
You can use the sowing begin as soon as the first fruits hang on the bush. Since the shelf life of the fruits is limited and birds use the berries as food, you should hurry with the harvest. The method of propagation with the help of sowing the seeds promises the most success. Since the different varieties are the result of a cross between two plants, the seedlings produced by sowing can have different properties. In contrast to sinkers and cuttings, these offspring are not identical to the original shrub.
Sinker
Dig a small hole next to the loquat, at least one foot away from the bush. Fill the hole with compost. Choose a healthy and pliable shoot that you pull down to the pit filled with compost. Score the part of the bark that rests on the floor several times. This part is covered with earth and then fixed with stones so that the branch does not slip out of the earth.
It takes several weeks for the shoot tip to develop new roots. A fresh shoot indicates successful root formation. In this case, you can separate the branch from the mother plant. This method is not promising because it only works in rare cases.