Kumquats
Citrus japonica
Rue family (Rutaceae)
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Crown jewel of the Twickel Estate.
The fruit can be eaten raw but is usually cooked and used as a flavouring or in jellies, preserves etc. The whole fruit, including the peel, can be eaten - the fruit is bitter whilst the peel is sweet.
The fresh fruit is an antitussive (relieves coughing) and expectorant. In Vietnam it is steamed with sugar candy and used in the treatment of sore throats.
Fragrant flowers and aromatic fruits.
During Vietnamese New Year, kumquat trees laden with fruit are used for decoration inside, and in front of, houses.
Details
Description: | Tree, up to 5 m tall, diameter at breast height up to 20 cm, spiny. |
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Distributions: | South china |
Habitat: | Evergreen broad-leaved forests; 600-1000 m in altitude. |
Year cycle: | Perennial (polycarpic evergreen) |
Hardiness: | 41 - 50 f (heated glasshouse - warm termperate) |
Flowering period: | April - mei |
Flower color: | White |
Fruiting period: | Oktober - december |
Fruit color: | Orange |
Notes on fruits: | Elliptical orange fruits 3-4 cm long. |
At its best: | April - mei, oktober - december |