growing on my kumquat tree

10 years ago

Does anyone know what this is? I have 3-4 of them growing on my kumquat tree. They grow quite large, much bigger than a normal size lime, the rind when scratched smells like a lime but inside is nothing like a lime. Any ideas?

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missingtheobvious
10 years ago
What is the inside like?
RugbyHukr
10 years ago
If the branch bearing that fruit is attached below the graft area of the tree, it would be a "sucker" that is bearing the fruit of whatever rootstock was used.
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TulsaRose
10 years ago
Unripe Kumquat fruit probably.

Here is a link that might be useful: Kumquat Fruit
daituom
10 years ago
I would say it is a Kumquat too.
nikkcamp
Original Author
10 years ago
They are much larger than the kumquats that grow on the tree, these are almost baseball size. This is what the inside looks like, and the branch comes from the middle of the main tree stock.
nikkcamp
Original Author
10 years ago
another view
daituom
10 years ago
My guess is you have less fruit on the tree than previous years.
morz8 - Washington Coast
10 years ago
If you purchased the tree and didn't grow it from seed or cutting, there's a good chance it is a grafted plant as mentioned above. Is there anything different about the branch bearing the odd fruit, thorns, size of leaf...kumquats could be grafted to several things but grapefruit, calamondin or trifoliate orange seedlings are common.
nikkcamp
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10 years ago
Thanks, after lots of googling and input from here I think it's a citron.
saltcedar
10 years ago
Probably Rough Lemon a common Citrus rootstock.

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