03-17-2012, 05:49 AM
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Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada
Zone: Hardiness Zone 6
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Re: Seeds for Quất, possibly the most attractive and hardy citrus…
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Originally Posted by Richard
Species of Fortunella and some of the hybrids are definitely hardier than most Citrus species.
Looking at Olafhenny's picture of the plant in the room with the New York - London - Tokyo clocks, the fruit size appears to be larger than Fortunella species and the rind is a bit uncharacteristic as well. So perhaps it is Nagami or Meiwa Kumquat x Mandarin -- or another Fortunella unknown to western culture for all to enjoy.
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The photo was taken with a wide angle lens, That makes the fruit look much bigger than it
actually is. They are really just the size of small mandarins. Keep in mind, that the whole
plant is only 15 inches high from soil level to the top of the highest leaf.
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Originally Posted by Richard
I see no reason for dwarfing rootstock even in a pot.
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To me that was the main attraction, to have a fully fruiting tree in the home which is similar in
height to a pot of mums. It is also an important part of East Asian culture for ornamental plants.
See the pictures in my original post, for quất in particular and, more generally, for many
of plants for which I will still post pictures in other threads in the near future.
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