PREMIUM Japan Kumquat 金柑

GENERAL INFORMATION

• This Plant symbolizes unlimited prosperity and happiness.
• It would make ideal gifts as well as home/office decor during this festive season.
• Kumquat (Fortunella japonica syn. Citrus japonica), sometimes spelled cumquat or comquot, is a small citrus fruit that grows in climates too cool for other citrus plants.
• The fruit is sweet and tart at the same time and is eaten without removing the peel.
• Kumquat trees are beautiful, with dark, glossy green leaves and bright orange fruit which is both gorgeous and delicious.
• Though considered by many a citrus fruit, they are actually classified in the genus, Fortunella.
• The most commonly grown type is the Nagami kumquats, which have oblong fruit.
• When ripe, kumquats have a sweet, edible skin and sour fruit inside.
• They can be eaten whole, made into marmalade, or used in other dishes.
• When grown outdoors, kumquat trees can reach 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide.
• Grown in pots, their size will be smaller.

SOIL REQUIREMENT

• Kumquats are well adapted to most well-drained potting mixes.
• Grow them in a standard soilless mix that has a pH of around 6.
• For outdoor growing, kumquat plants are known to be some of the more cold-tolerant citruses.

FEEDING/FERTILIZER

• Moderate amounts of fertilizer are needed during the active growing season.
• Reduce and restrict fertilizer when going into the winter season.
• There are several excellent citrus fertilizers on the market but any organic balanced fertilizer will work.

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full to partial sun is required for growing kumquats.
• The more light the better but as with all citrus, they can be grown indoors on an east or west-facing window and flower and produce fruit.

WATER REQUIREMENT

• You should keep the soil moist around young trees, but not wet or soggy.
• Once the tree is established, water during dry spells.