'Viking' Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) Seeds

VIKING LOQUAT   Flavor:  Very Sweet Honey Taste with Papaya UndertonesFruit Size:  Medium-LargeFruit Type:  Orange, Crisp FleshGrowth Habits:  Ultra-Vigorous Upright Canopy, Highly ProlificSeason:  Mid to Late (Staggered)Tolerances:  Resistant to Drought, Shade, Heat, Humidity, Wet, Wind, Pests & Diseases, Coldest KnownGrowing 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-l