Kumquat, Meiwa - #05-CP-Kum-Mei-05

Kumquat, Meiwa - #05

Your Price: $65.00

Pick-up from Nursery Lot in SEPT. Plant in Oct.

MEIWA kumquat is light orange colored, acidic, with a sweet rind and few seeds. (Fortunella crassifolia) This is a lesser-known species of kumquat. The tree is similar to the Nagami kumquat in appearance. As with its cousin, the Meiwa trees are semi-dormant in winter, allowing them to withstand temperatures below freezing. The flowering season is in summer, and the fruits mature in late winter. The almost-round fruits are orange at maturity, up to one and one-half inches in diameter. The flesh is light orange, contains a few seeds, and is acidic.

Compared to Nagami: The sweet rind is thicker than the rind of Nagami, making it seem sweeter than Nagami.

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Item#: CP-Kum-Mei-05

Availability = SOLD OUT Does not ship. Local pick up ONLY.

Sold as = Potted, #5 gallon

Projected Harvest = Late winter, early spring

Description

Meiwa kumquat, Fortunella crassifolia,

This is a lesser-known species of kumquat. The tree is similar to the Nagami kumquat in appearance. As with its cousin, the Meiwa trees are semi-dormant in winter, allowing them to withstand temperatures below freezing. The flowering season is in summer, and the fruits mature in late winter. The almost-round fruits are orange at maturity, up to one and one-half inches in diameter. The flesh is light orange, contains a few seeds, and is acidic.

Compared to Nagami: The sweet rind is thicker than the rind of Nagami, making it seem sweeter than Nagami.

Kumquat, Meiwa - #05

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