'Viking' Loquat Scion Wood

VIKING LOQUAT  

Flavor:  Very Sweet Honey Taste with Papaya Undertones
Fruit Size:  Medium-Large
Fruit Type:  Orange, Crisp Flesh
Growth Habits:  Ultra-Vigorous Upright Canopy, Highly Prolific
Season:  Mid to Late (Staggered)
Tolerances:  Resistant to Drought, Shade, Heat, Humidity, Wet, Wind, Pests & Diseases, Coldest Known
Growing Zone:  7A or higher (9 is Perfect)
Positioning:  Full Sun, Part Sun  

The Viking is a rare variety we discovered at AKME Gardens from a large group of carefully selected parentage and pollinated seedlings years ago. It was by far the most vigorous loquat tree we have encountered—having a stern upright growth pattern reaching 15-20 feet in under 5 years if left unpruned. The mother tree exceeded 7 feet in height in the first 10 months from seed, and flowered and fruited on 3 branches in the first season (only loquat we have ever germinated which fruited within a year from seed). Not only did its fruit turn out to be one of our favorites with a non-mushy honey-like flavor, but its seedlings have also consistently proven to be extremely vigorous and make astounding rootstocks. Vigorous, tolerant, tasty, resistant and withstands drought, high heat, low temperatures, flooding, and humidity—thus we named this loquat warrior the Viking. This is the coldest tolerant variety we know of and has the most vigorous growth we have ever seen on a loquat.