I have lots of kumquat seedlings, one of the hardiest 'citrus' (not a true citrus). I would love one of your Poncirus Trifoliata. I have one seedling that is white and one that is variagated (the variagated one may grow out of it, I'm told). I actually want to graft one of these kumquats to a Poncirus Trifoliata. I also have rooted blackberries (Arapahoe) and red raspberries (heritage). I have a few perennial flowers, but nothing you are interested in.

Looking for seeds from Poncirus trifoliata, the Japanese Bitter Orange. i have wax myrtle seeds, evergreen magnolia seeds (from a tree with leaves that are dark brown on the bottom) paw paw seeds and will have cherrybark oak acorns and bald cypress cones soon. or will be happy to send a stamped self addressed envelop. seeds should not be allowed to dry out. thanks!

Would love this! Please let me know what you would like in trade. Thanks, Robin

Chills: Funny, we seem to have parallel interests with these plants. About 10 years ago, I did a trade with someone in Alabama, sent her some divisions of some of my native woodland plants for a box of ripe trifoliate orange fruit, because I really wanted to see what they were like. I found them most palatable. They were about the size of a small tangerine, and were quite seedy. The rind was bitter, but not any more so, IMO, than that of a grapefruit. Juice was quite sour but definitely citrus juice and very useable. I tried making a very small batch of marmelaide (spelling ???) by seperating the juice/pulp, and putting back just the zest of the peel, with the white pithy part, which contains the bitter substances, removed. It turned out just fine, or at least decent, to the best of my recollection. So, my conclusion is, if I could grow them, I could eat them. I have a big one, about six feet tall, in a pot. I've had it for probably six or 7 years now, but NEVER any sign of a flower bud. It winters indoors, though, and summers outside. Makes a very dramatic looking houseplant when bare of leaves in the winter, but also VERY painful to move around. The thorns are vicious. Dennis West Bloomfield