Rare Tropicals

We have calamondin oranges ripe and ready........

FRESH PICKED
Great for sweet and sour sause , marmlaid jams and jellies, drinks, and much much more!!!!

Try this tropical little orange,
peels like and looks like a manderan orange, but skin is sweet and the fruit is tart!!!
Have everyone guessing!!

Organic Grown...........


25 for 9.50 + s/h
50 for 16.50 +s/h
75 for 24.50 + s/h
100 for 32.50 +s/h

We can also package the as a gift for the holidays, and send to where ever you need sent
gift packs with oranges are :
20 for 12.50 + s/h
30 for 16.75 + s/h
40 for 19.75 + s/h
50 for 25.75 +s/h
Place gift orders earily , to ensure delivery !!

E-mail with amount and delivery zip coad to get shipping cost for order.

Check my photos to see pictures of these beauties..........

You can also check them out at the following links to read more on them ....

CALAMONDIN: THE MINIATURE ORANGE

Calamondin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thank you !!

Chironex

Are these like Mandarin Oranges by chance?
I like them in Asian salads.

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Richard

Nope, unless they are mis-labeled. For reference, I have posted a list of common citrus species and hybrids here: Common Citrus

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chong

Calamondin orange is the miniature orange that looks like a mandarin, fruit is about 1-inch in diameter, looks like a round Kumquat, and is very sour. We use it for garnish for "pancit" (chow mein), and roasted or fried fish,or as a dip with patis (fish sauce) or soy sauce. It is called "kalamansi" or "kalamonding"(slightly larger version) in the Philippines. These plants are available at Hom Depot and Lowes from time to time, either as Calamondin Orange or Miniature Orange. I have 4 large (in 3 gallon pots), and until early this year had 30 small (in 1-gallon citrus cans) plants.

The small plants were attacked by rats, who chewed on the bark of their trunks and stripped them bare. Joe Real sent me some branches so I could bridge graft them, but only 5 out of 20 took to the the graft as the rest were so chewed up down to the soil level, it was difficult to get under a bark at the lower trunk to graft to. 10 of them were rescued by just coating the exposed trunks with pruning sealer since there was still a continuous bark section from the soil to the grafted area.

Anyway, you should check HD ir Lowes from time to time, or even Walmart sometimes, as they are only $12.95 in 1-gallon pots, or $17 to $19 in 3 gallon pots. They are grafted plants from 4 Winds Nursery and they are prolific bloomers. When they are in bloom, they have a Jasmine like fragrance, though not as intense as the Chandler Pommelo or the Oro Blanco Grapefuit. My wife is so happy that she is able to harvest almost year round, too!

Vegas weather should be ideal for them, except maybe from time to time they might need some protection, e.g., as in the current conditions there. Once they are in the ground and they are at least 2.5 to 3 feet tall, they may be able to take short periods of frost without protection. And one other thing, they do not like to be in direct sunlight all day long. They are usually planted between coconut trees for commercial production in the Philippines.

momoese

Some use Kalamansi as part of the Marinade, dipping, or even the basting sauce for Inasal Chicken. I have tried it several ways but discontinued adding it because you then need to add sugar to help balance it. Less is more sometimes in cooking. The Kalamansi juice can be found in little packets in the frozen section at some Asian markets.

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Bananaman88

I'm pretty sure it is a hybrid between a kumquat and an orange.

chong

It may thought of as that, but in fact it is a cross between species in the genera Citrofortunella and unknown in the wild. Follow the link below:

Calamondin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard

Just to make it more fun ... I have encountered many vietnam-era immigrants from tropical asia who had previously known Calamonsi (calamondin) but not Kumquat. They now refer to the latter as "sweet calamonsi".

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calamondin_grower

Does anyone have or know of a URL for a good collection of calamondin recipes? Besides marmalade and pies. I'm looking for various marinades and glazes that people have had success with. My tree produces hundreds of them and it seems a waste to not make use of them.

Dean W.

I have a Caldomin tree that we got a few years ago from an Oriental Market at Chinese New Years. Right now it is fruiting like crazy. I wonder what the significance to Chinese New Year is? Some of the fruits that are small are falling off. It's indoors and maybe I haven't been watering enough.

Regards,

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chong

Dean,
Use the fruits as you would with lemon. Instead of squeezing lemon over fish or vegetables, meat, or even Corona beer, try the Calamondin fruit! Nice thing about this fruit is that unlike lemon, there is no after-taste. Don't let it go to waste.

Chong

Dean W.

Thanks man,

We really love the beauty of them! Plus, the fruits are a bonus!

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edwardannleonard

Hello:
I'd like to buy 25 calamondin oranges. My address is
Edward J. Leonard
3704 Kenilworth Drive
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
phone 301 656 5639
email: edwardann.leonard@verizon.net

Please send me total cost information, and I can remit.

momoese

Edward, you should edit your post to remove your private info and send him a private message or email.

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bencelest

here's my kalamansi 2 years ago. it is so easy to propagate.

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bencelest

and another one

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and another

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more



sorry i got carried away

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