Citrus ID help

socalgardengal · October 11, 2013

I got a bag full of these from a customer today and she said they were kumquats. BUT I know they aren't. Kumquats are oblong and sweeter. I tried a couple and boy are they sour!!!. They are the same diameter of a quarter. I appreciate your help

I have pics but it won't load. I will try in a few minutes.

socalgardengal · October 11, 2013

Hope these pics post Thanks

socalgardengal · October 11, 2013

Hope this one helps

October 11, 2013

Interesting zero gravity photos!

ginger2778 · October 11, 2013

They look like they may be calemondins. Skin sweet, fruit very sour. Great tangerine like flavor when added to cranberry sauce, skin and all. Also good in iced tea.

Marsha

Worth1 · October 12, 2013

There many different types of kumquats not all are as sweet as others.
All are eaten with the skin on.
Many citrus are grafted to the wild sour orange who's fruit is too sour to eat as is the wild sour lemon.
I have never seen a wild orange could the person have picked fruit from the root stock?
I just don't know enough.
Worth

socalgardengal · October 12, 2013

Weird my pics are upside down lol I looked for a graft on the tree and saw none.

socalgardengal · October 12, 2013

Thank you everyone! Ginger got it right

It is Calemondin. I squeezed some in my ice tea, tasted great!

ginger2778 · October 12, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by socalgardengal

Thank you everyone! Ginger got it right

It is Calemondin. I squeezed some in my ice tea, tasted great!

I had the Florida citrus homefield adantage.

Marsha

socalgardengal · October 12, 2013

I found a few seeds sprouted inside of them. Planting tomorrow. They are very cute and would be great in some pots

I also read that they were a possible cross from mandarin and kumquats. Interesting

October 11, 2013	#1
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	Citrus ID help I got a bag full of these from a customer today and she said they were kumquats. BUT I know they aren't. Kumquats are oblong and sweeter. I tried a couple and boy are they sour!!!. They are the same diameter of a quarter. I appreciate your help I have pics but it won't load. I will try in a few minutes.

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JoParrott Guest Posts: n/a	Interesting zero gravity photos!

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	They look like they may be calemondins. Skin sweet, fruit very sour. Great tangerine like flavor when added to cranberry sauce, skin and all. Also good in iced tea. Marsha

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	There many different types of kumquats not all are as sweet as others. All are eaten with the skin on. Many citrus are grafted to the wild sour orange who's fruit is too sour to eat as is the wild sour lemon. I have never seen a wild orange could the person have picked fruit from the root stock? I just don't know enough. Worth

October 12, 2013	#8
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	Thank you everyone! Ginger got it right It is Calemondin. I squeezed some in my ice tea, tasted great!