Loquat in containers

I'm in zone 6, Pa where I grow all kind of tropicals and sub tropicals in containers. I have 2 Loquat trees that have been grown from seeds. I waited 7 years and never flowered. last month I decided to keep these trees outside and not bring them into the greenhouse. I wanted to get rid of them, so the one november morning after a frost, I looked and both trees had flower buds.
The flowers have a beautiful aroma, reminds me of Almond extract. I pollinated the flowers with an artist brush. Can't wait for the fruit.

That's wonderful! Thanks for that tip (I'll have to try it) and for the photo. I could probably do a Google search but...any ideas about chilling period(s) and maximum low temp?

The maximum low temperature is 12 deg F but I don't think it will fruit in very cold areas. The tree will flower in November normally, and the flowers can tolerate temperatures as low as 27 degrees.
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I was able to pollinate the flowers using an artist brush. Here's the results,

Hi Bass,
Great photo -- happy to see this tree finally start to earn it's keep. It took a guy like you with the know how to finally get it to show what it could do.
Thanks for sharing the results.
Lou NE. PA

Lou,
I'll make sure I save you a couple fruit. I will keep my promise, I remember you asked me if you can try the fruit if it ever fruited.

I got about 30 fruit on my container grown Loquat. They taste wonderful, they're hard to compare with other fruit. I grew up eating this fruit and many other sub-tropicals. It's nice to have a greenhouse.

Bass, They look absolutely wonderful. Congratulations on your beautiful crop! Barbara

Your green thumb is standing out in these photos. Great Job.