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Crowded loquat trees

Some time (maybe a year) ago we received eight small loquat trees. I planted them close (few inches apart) together in the ground to get them started. At times they seem stunted in their development. I thought it may have been due to either not providing enough moisture during hot weather, being in (hot) direct sunlight for many hours, being so closely planted together, or that they generally grew slowly.

This year, after an abundance of rainfall, one of the plants is 3 feet tall and so I would like to remove the others around that tree and relocate them, to allow the largest one space to grow. Besides the three foot plant, most are about 2 feet tall. Before I try removing the surrounding trees, I'd like to have an idea of how far to space them for optimal growth.

Could relocation increase growth rate or do loquat plants in general (I don't know the specific variety I have) need a long time to establish themselves?

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