Difference between revisions of "X Citrofortunella microcarpa"

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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about X Citrofortunella microcarpa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Citrus mitis, Blanco. Calamondin Orange. A small tree, with upright branches: lvs. broadly oval, pale green below like those of kumquat; petiole narrowly winged: fls. small, angular in the bud, borne singly at the tips of the twigs: fr. small, depressed globose, deep orange-yellow when ripe, loose-skinned; segms. 7-10, easily separable; pulp very acid; seeds few, small.— This tree, a native of the Philippine Isls., is commonly cult. in Hawaii, where it is wrongly called "China orange." It was intro. into Fla. by the U. S. Dept. of Agric. from Panama, and was for a time distributed by nurserymen under the erroneous name of To-Kum- quat. It is very hardy, probably as hardy as the Satsuma, or even more so. It can be budded on sour orange or on trifoliate orange stock. A promising fr. for home use, for culinary purposes and for making ade. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Revision as of 05:25, 22 July 2009 (view source) Silparaja (talk \| contribs) (New page: __NOTOC__{{Plantbox \| name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name --> \| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> \| growth_habi...)	Latest revision as of 00:54, 31 August 2009 (view source) Raffi (talk \| contribs) m (moved Citrus mitis to X Citrofortunella microcarpa: per GRIN)
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