Kumquat Growing
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poncirusguy6b452xx
11 years agoDoes any one know what happened to mrtexas He seems to have just disappeared off the cyberspace.
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growing on my kumquat tree
Comments (10)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....See MoreRepotting lemon trees advice needed
Comments (30)londonelvira, Citrus should never be placed in a pot with a saucer under it. It sounds like your calamondin is suffering from root rot. This happens when the roots get suffocated by water and do not receive enough oxygen. It may still be possible to save your tree if there is ANY green left in the stems. Lay the tree, pot and all on its side and remove the root ball from the pot. DO NOT pull it out by the trunk. This can separate the root ball from the trunk and all you have left is going to the compost bin. If the pot is clay or other such material, break it by rapping it with a hammer. If the pot is plastic or foam cut it away from the root ball and soil. This will help save what ever root ball there is. Carefully remove the soil from the root ball. Try to break as few roots as possible. Lots of slow flowing water will assist in this. When you have removed as much soil as is possible, inspect the roots that are left. The roots should be a healthy tan to whitish color. Any that you find that are mushy or black will have to be cut away. Use a scissors that have been sterilized in bleach water. Sterilize and rinse the scissors after EVERY cut. When you have removed all the dead/diseased roots pour 3% hydrogen peroxide over the remaining root ball. Let this set for 5 or 10 minutes and then re-pot in fresh sterile, well draining potting medium. This should not be potting soil unless you have mixed in perlite/vermiculite at a rate of 2 parts potting soil to 3 parts perlite/vermiculite. Water your newly potted plant very well from the top. Using the sterilized scissors, trim all visibly dead branches. These will be totally brown and no green will show when scratched. Re-sterilize after every cut. Place the plant in a bright location out of direct sunlight. IF the plant is going to survive you will see new growth in a matter of a few days to a week. Do not fertilize until after a month has pasted from the time you see new growth. At this time you can fertilize with a half strength fertilizer. 2 months later you can fertilize with a extended release fertilizer on a regular 3 month schedule. I would not use a citrus spike because these are meant to be used on IN-GROUND citrus. They are too strong for a container and the result will be salt burn and death. You can start moving the tree closer to direct sunlight after a couple weeks of new growth. Do this slowly as to not burn and shock the plant. Hope this helps and keep us informed on how the tree is doing. Andi...See MoreKumquat Growing Queston
Comments (1)If you want it grows vertically you must remove the branches in the lower part and those that grow laterally.....you should let only those the are growing vertically........See MoreIchangquat tall tree growing near Paris
Comments (10)Here's my precious seed that came from a hybrid between Ichang papeda x trifoliate. It's just beginning to germinate. (It originated from the same person) Trifoliate and Ichang papeda are the two most cold-hardy citrus species, so this thing should easily be able to survive zone 7 when it becomes a bigger plant. He tells me this hybrid barely has any of the characteristic bitterness of trifoliate, and the fruits are bigger and better quality than one might expect from such a hybrid. Being a second generation seed, it's possible the genes got mixed around again, so this seed could possibly be a bit different from its parent. (If there are desirable traits that have recessive genes, or undesirable traits with dominant genes, it's potentially possible for a self-cross from a hybrid to be an improvement) The hybrid shows intermediate leaf characteristics between trifoliate and monofoliate, but mostly monofoliate....See MoreJ_Rivera
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11 years agoPachhu
11 years agoI live in PNW. The plants in the photo are Meiwa Kumquat grown from seeds. They are 6 weeks old. I tried two different methods. Immersed the seeds in warm water for two days and planted them. Other method straight into soil. I kept them near a heater. Started to get them germinated in 2 to 3 weeks time.
poncirusguy6b452xx
11 years agoI have concluded that growing from seed appears to work well. My friend and I started 8 Nagami kumquats, 8 sweet lee tangerines, and 6 Moro blood oranges. We have found that starting with sterile soil gets us going for the first 4 weeks, After 4 weeks we transfer the trees into their own pots with about 1/2 inch of the tap root exposed. This take care of damp off. We also use a hair dryer to aerate the roots. See pic below notice the space between the soil and the seed were the trunk starts
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At this time the tree are very vulnerable so we provide as much light and warmth to get them past their first 3 years. in the pic below you'll see broccoli growing under lights that provide heat to the Meiwa trees roots above.
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so Give it a try and start with a lot of seed including sacrificial citrus to learn for the kumquats to be successful. It is this stage you will learn what the trees need. My Meiwa from seed below at 1 year 1 month age.
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poncirusguy6b452xx
10 years agohere is my nagami as of this entry
POTTED NAGAMI KUMQUAT TREE GROWN FROM SEED
Here is a link that might be useful: http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/wreristhechimney/slideshow/fig8citrus 6-14-13
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10 years agoHope someone can help. I have been putting off transplanting my Kumquat. This plant is picky, and drops all it's leaves if over watered in the winter; so I'm honestly scared to transplant, but I know I should. It's been in this pot for 7 years.
What kind of soil?
How much of the dirt it's growing in should I remove?
Anything I should add to the soil?
Thank you for your help, this is a really great tree; the fruit is seedless and so good, I don't want to mess it up.
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citrineorange
9 years agoThanks Steve.
It has started branching a few days ago. Three little ones on top.
Carambola
9 years agoI started my Kumquat from seed 4/25/2011. Today (7/22/2014) it has its first set of buds. Its only taken me three years to get it to this point. It is possible I have a Miewa-Kumquat Grapefruit cross, which is honestly what I am hoping for. It has proven to be quite cold hardy, this winter was cold for Texas, got down to 19ðF. I'll post again in Dec. when the fruits ripen.
Carambola
9 years agoHere is an up close picture of one of the buds. (I couldn't figure out how to post multiple photos in one message.)
tcamp30144(7B N.ATLANTA)
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9 years agoYour tree looks great with that bloom coming on.
My tree is near dead but pulling through. My tree looked it best size when 2 years old. From what you all have posted, I can assume I need to change my soil mix or graft it. The tree has lost 1/3 leaves and will loose all the leaves and 1/2 the branch mass. I am unable to get a view-able picture because of its position among other plant.
Steve
tcamp30144(7B N.ATLANTA)
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9 years agoUpdate on my seedling.
Trace
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natehersco
9 years agocitrineorange
9 years agoHi Carambola,
Your tree gives me hope, thought I have to wait for 10 years to see my kumquat blooms. It's just 7 month old, 10" W by 17" H :)
poncirusguy6b452xx
8 years agoCarambola, citrineorange, Trace How are your seed grown kumquat tree doing now. I hope they are doing well.
Both of my kumquat trees died when the top of my greenhouse blew off in high winds at -3 F. A friend gave to 2 seed grown Fukushu kumquat trees. They are much easier to grow than Meiwa kumquat trees
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8 years agoEmily-Fee Rochester
8 years agoI've searched dozens of times, myself. I can't find the correct name for them, no matter how many times I've tried. Here's a picture:
And there are random trees all over the city and its surrounding suburbs. They have a soft fuzz on the outside until they reach peak ripeness; there are 2-4 hard brown seeds inside, nothing at all like a citrus seed; and the taste is almost like a cross between a tangerine and a strawberry, I'd say. All I can really give you is local knowledge, since these don't exist according to Google.
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This is the picture of the tree that refuses to bloom. Its parent plant is very prolific bloomer and bears a lot of fruit. Any ideas what to do will help. I bring my plant outdoors every summer.
poncirusguy6b452xx
5 years agoYou and Bob got the best looking kumquat trees I have ever seen. I don't know what to tell you. I have 4 seed grown Meiwa kumquat trees that have not fruited. 3 out of 4 of them have put on flower/s.that dropped. Mine are very scrawny compared to yours.
My 2 biggest meiwa's
The largest to the right has not flowered. I am hopping We get suggestions.
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