Meiwa kumquat with fruits
Halyna (Central FL, 9a)
5 years ago
I was moving some plants around and finally got the Meiwa out of the 'woods'. Somebody asked me to show the tree earlier. So, here we go! It's covered with delicious fruits and looks beautiful. I'm going to up pot it after harvesting the fruits.
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Comments (9)Patrick Do you know what kind of citrus it is. I seamed to have missed it in the text. A healthy citrus tree will put out about 12 nodes per foot growing upward and a 24 per foot on outward growing limbs. A seed grown tangerine tree may start fruiting at 8 -12 feet. Meiwa kumquats will fruit between 2-3 feet (if they live that long). grapefruits I would imagine at 10 feet. If a tree is grown up north and has a tight leaf node count as container plants often do you tree could flower at a lower height. If your tee is a grapefruit you will have a harder time than if it is one of these 2 inch diameter tangerines. In order to get fruit off my seed grown tangerine tree I made 5 attempts to graft bud node 115 to the trunk 4 inches above the ground All grafts failed. I have a cutting rooting for 5 months now and still no roots but alive and well. don,t give up hoped node count is from ground to top....See More9 Meiwa kumquat trees from seed
Comments (49)I placed my kumquat seeds between to pieces of damp paper towels in a zipper food bag and placed over my heater duct outlet. Others I planted in potting soil wit a lid over the container and placed inside one of my heating ducts. Both ways took about a week. My last set of 80 meiwa seeds all rotted. Meiwa kumquats are very hard to start. Today I ate my last 2 Meiwa kumquats and saved 10 seed to through outside in the 20F snow. I am not wasting any more time sprouting Meiwa seeds. Its a lot of work. Steve...See MoreMystery: Meiwa kumquat, or?
Comments (7)Thanks for your comment, Laura. I had the same thought last night: my "mystery" citrus seems much more like a calamondin than a Meiwa kumquat. (I had purchased Taiwanese-grown kumquats from the store before. They looked most like Meiwa, although the bag did not specify variety. Those were very sweet and had thick rind, and the segments were not so clearly defined and separable like a mandarin's. So that's another reference point for me.) Regardless of what the "truth" is, it does not taste nearly as delicious as what I think a Meiwa would, and I'm leaning towards replacing this tree. (I have a Cara Cara waiting in line for the prime location!)...See More4 seed grown 3 year old Meiwa kumquat trees.
Comments (16)I feed them Miracle Gro 24-8-16 half strength weekly or when needed. They get 16 hours of light daily from the time they come inside till they go outside. lots of light. The temperature inside the can is 10F higher than the room air and is humid. Light put on new shoot outside in early fall. Seedlings under a bucket light with a daylight 23 watt CFL. Temperature rise 20F. 85F inside. 3/4 of the growth happen during fall, winter, and spring. This gives me about a 6 year old plant in 2 years. Beyond this the grow is only a little better than normal. Steve...See MoreHalyna (Central FL, 9a)
5 years agoHalyna (Central FL, 9a)
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Mikhail (Bay Area/East Bay - 9b)
5 years ago
Laura LaRosa (7b)
5 years agoMikhail (Bay Area/East Bay - 9b)
5 years agoThanks, Laura!
Here it is this morning :) ... adjusting to a new spot. I planted it only 4.5' from my house. I think that my in-ground Meiwa on C35 won't be more than 5-6' tall and wide and its roots will not bother my house's foundation.
Laura LaRosa (7b)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMikhail (Bay Area/East Bay - 9b)
5 years ago
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