Kumquat Growing
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poncirusguy6b452xx
10 years agoDoes any one know what happened to mrtexas He seems to have just disappeared off the cyberspace.
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mgk65
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Kumquat not growing but produced fruit and looks healthy...
Comments (32)doomahx, Hey, enjoy your vacation! Sometimes, links can get changed when copying & pasting. Try these: http://www.caes.uga.edu/publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_id=7351 http://www.caes.uga.edu/applications/publications/files/pdf/B%201256_6.PDF Both the University of Florida and North Carolina State University horticultural web sites are fantastic sources of information for container gardeners. You may find that what the experts at those universities teach is not infrequently at odds with some of the opinions expressed by folks on this forum. I, respectfully, completely disagree with greenman28's opinion based on my growing experience and what the horticultural professionals have to say, a small portion of which is in the links above. So, we will have to agree to disagree on this one. I sincerely apologize if what I posted was viewed as a "shot." I simply meant to disagree. There is a HUGH literature on the importance of managing pH of container media. You can Google Paul Fisher or William Argo among many horticultural scientists who have done extensive research on pH management in container media. If you really want to understand the subject, I highly recommend this book: http://store.meistermedia.com/understanding-ph-management/ It is $20 well spent in my opinion. There is also a lot of literature on managing the pH of the water used on plants. It is important to understand the difference between pH and alkalinity. The links above discuss that very effectively I think. If your water is very alkaline, a weak acid like acetic acid (vinegar) will do a poor job of adjusting pH. I also note that the links above demonstrate that there is a very wide range of pH optimum for different, container grown plants (note Figure 2 in the second NCSU link). I can not put my finger on the reference right now, but my understanding is that the pH optimum for citrus is more like 6.2. Oft times on this forum, it appears that advice is based on personal experience which can be really helpful and it is wonderful that people are selfless enough to want to help. Sometimes the advice is distinctly at odds with what horticultural scientists have determined. My opinion is, in those cases where there is a meaningful difference between the 2, the person offering a one off opinion simply got lucky. They got a media where they did not encounter a problem simply by good fortune or a trial and error process without a scientific method to drive understanding. I personally think it would be truly helpful if people on this forum would point us to the source(s) of their understanding when offering advice. I think it is particularly important to do when there is a difference of opinion. I do my best to do that. I hope this is helpful. Good luck with your kumquat!...See Moregrowing 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 MoreCentennial Kumquat from seed
Comments (2)get a bunch of small pots and plant one seed per pot and wait till they come up. If any of the seeds produces more than one seedling then the strongest plant is a true clone. You can plant them in the same container but is is harder to tell if one seed produced more than 1 plant....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 MoreJ_Rivera
10 years agomandarin1
10 years agoPachhu
10 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
10 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
9 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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8 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
8 years agoThanks Steve.
It has started branching a few days ago. Three little ones on top.
Carambola
8 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
8 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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8 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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8 years agoUpdate on my seedling.
Trace
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natehersco
8 years agocitrineorange
8 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
7 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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Emily-Fee Rochester
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7 years agoEmily-Fee Rochester
7 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
4 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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