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Old 03-16-2012, 07:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Seeds for Quất, possibly the most attractive and hardy citrus…

This is possibly the most cold hardy, edible citrus: Citsumaquat
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It has that kumquat as one of the parents along with Satsuma mandarin and Poncirus trifoliata.
It has little fruits:
Citsumaquat fruit
But lots of them.
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And it survived -5F (briefly) in Oklahoma City. It got damage, but is now growing happily in Chattanooga, TN at my house. It has no trifoliate taste. It basically tastes just like a kumquat. It was breed by Don Moorehead in Oklahoma City. He has had many other citrus hybrids survive but the fruits always have had at least some trifoliate flavor until this one.

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