Kumquat seedlings 2 years old, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Kumquat has outstanding decorative qualities - it blooms continuously and is able to bear fruit in the first year of life, which makes it ideal for growing in an apartment. The fruits weigh no more than 15 grams, are oval, yellowish in color and can be kept on the tree for a long time after physiological ripening. The rind is sweet and edible, the pulp is sour but pleasant to the taste, the rind can be separated from the pulp when fully ripe. There may be ripe fruits, ovaries and buds (flowers) on the tree at the same time.

Kumquat is an evergreen low-growing tree up to 1 m tall. Shoots without thorns. The leaves are small, lanceolate-oval, pointed, 3-5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide. White axillary flowers. The fruit is small (about the size of aplum), oval or oblong, with a smooth, thin, sweet-smelling skin and sweet-sour pulp, almost devoid ofseeds.
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Caring for home kumquats
Kumquat prefers bright rooms. In summer, the plant is taken out into the open air, protecting it from the wind and the bright midday sun. The optimal temperature in the warm period is 25-30°С, in winter the temperature is maintained at the level of 16-18°С. When caring for kumquats during the period of budding, flowering and fruit setting, it is necessary to ensure the temperature of the air and soil at the level of 15-18°С.

From April to September, domestic kumquat is watered abundantly, in winter watering is reduced, but the soil is not allowed to dry out. For irrigation, settled soft water at room temperature is used, but cold water causes kumquat leaves to turn yellow and fall off. They regularly spray and place the pot with the plant on a pallet with wet expanded clay.