Each loquat fruit contains between 1 and 3 seeds. Break the fruit open and wash the flesh away from the seeds. Loquat seed germination might not be possible if you let them dry out, so it's best to plant them right away.

How toxic are loquat seeds?

Like most of its relatives, the seeds, or pips, and young leaves are slightly poisonous. They contain tiny amounts of cyanogenic glycosides (including amygdalin) which release cyanide if eaten. The concentration is so low that along with the bitter taste of the seeds, poisoning is rare or unheard of.

Is loquat a nut?

The texture is a bit like an apricot, but the seeds (often called loquat nuts) are not like those of stone fruit. Loquats are distant relatives of apples, and have a high sugar, acid and pectin content in common, but the texture isn't the same.