My kumquat tree is 55 years old and lives in Michigan, half the year outside and half the year under grow lights inside at 50 degrees and it’s massive.
I bought a kumquat tree at Home Depot a few months ago after watching this video. I’m so excited that my tree has buds all over it this week. I’m in Arizona. Thanks so much for inspiring me. I hope I get a crop this fall similar to yours!
When I was little, my great uncle lived in Louisiana and had kumquat bushes. He was an avid gardener. I remember being told to go pick kumquats whenever I wanted, they were so good! I live in much colder zone, but I've always considered growing kumquats in pots. You've convinced me.
@@BaetanicalLove your site ! I have a Nagami and have looked for a Meiwa ,seems like forever. Gone on line ,to major producers and friends that live out of state. I live in east Texas. Would you consider selling an air propagation ? Where in Texas do you live ?
I live in CA where we don’t accept outside shipments of citrus. I had to depend on local nurseries. Originally, I wanted meiwa but ended up purchasing two nagami trees today. Pretty happy about it :) Will try my best to keep them alive and thriving ✌🏾💗
This is such a great video and I love how you didn't repeat what all the other videos do and that is stand in front of a table and say the same thing all the other video say about the same plant with nothing else to add to it. It was simple and very pleasant to watch and my kumquat is going to Love me because of you. My poor little tree has been struggling. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
I live in TX too. I learnt that citrus plants don't ship from outside, after months of research on buying citrus plants online in vain. After 2 years of searching for this plant in local nurseries and stores, again in vain, I succeeded in germinating 20 seeds now, which I will eventually graft on a meyer lemon root stock
@@matthewchapin7899 Well the problem is that Citrus Greening Disease is a big deal and it hasn't hit Texas yet. So if you bring in citrus from other places, you could potentially devastate an entire industry. It is super annoying, though; I've been searching for kumquat trees for two years!
Ha, I came back to rewatch & chuckled again at fresh & fruity baetanical! I've added nagami to meiwa --& picked up centennial, fukushu & mandarinquat. So YES, addictive. A friend has marumi so I'll get a scion one day to graft. Love your content.
I have 2 meiwa kumquats in 25 gallon containers. Just an amazingly strong producing citrus tree. Kids love them. Pick, wash and pop em in your mouth. Skin and all!!🙏🏼🤙🏼👍🏼 Aloha
I grew some from seed>>>>into the second year of growth>>buried in the ground around October as a seedling and covered with 5 gallon bucket >>>>>zone 6>>>Its starting to bud out>>>first day of spring 👏
There is a new variety on the market called Changshou Kumquat (Fortunella obovata ‘Fukushu’) It's supposed to be sweeter than the Meiwa. I just found out about it from a logees video.
In Western Australia, Kumquat (also Cumquat) trees fruit prolifically Spring into Summer - Sept to Jan. In the garden and pots, this season's fruit ripened Sept 1. Nagami, the most common, are entirely edible: seeds 'n all. Sweetest at the skin, I often squeeze out some slightly bitter juice. Still juicy, nutritious, antioxidant and high fibre, they're the perfect refreshing snack.
I live in AZ and the heat is awful for my kumquat tree. I have to give it a lot of shade because last year they cooked on the tree. They were mushy and did not get orange. When the temp is 105 to 118 I have to water every evening. I do fertilize the tree and give it fish emotion every 3 weeks. I will be glad when I can actually eat some of the fruit. The tree is in a container.
I gather the main flowering season for kumquats is summer, and the main fruiting season is winter. Maybe your tree will pick up on that in time and do better with that pattern!
I live in southern NM and the same thing happened to me. I had two Nagami trees and a Meiwa. The two Nagami died. The sun and the heat fried them. The Meiwa is still alive- just barely. I hope to get it through the winter. I did not mulch my trees last year. I think that would help to keep them cooler and I'll put them in the shade more, so the leave don't get scorched. It's a learning curve I guess.
I love kumquats. I grow nagami and meiwa, but I also love my limequats. I'm also still trying to get the marumi and the other cross hybrids such as the mandarinquat and the nippon orangequat. Great video and information.
Hey! I love kumquats. I’ve got three small plants from seeds I’ve planted. I don’t know if there is a huge genetic variety in kumquats, but Im sure as hell gonna give it a go. I live in the south of sweden, and from what I’ve heard, kumquats can stand temperatures down to -10 degrees celsius. (14 degrees F). It seldom gets colder here so.... Thanks for a nice video. 👍🍊
So nice to see you again (even though I still see regularly on Instagram). Great video. Truly appreciate your time documenting and editing your kumquat journey. 🧡 Perhaps I’ll be brave enough to try it in Canada, zone 5.
I just discovered that I can't get the trees shipped here in Texas as well. Was so disappointed. Hopefully I can get lucky and find one locally. Great video
I live in Georgia without an indoor spot with sunlight. I’m Considering trying to grow some in the basement under grow lights, at least for half the year 😬 there isn’t a lot of experience with that to be found online, so I’m hoping it works 🤞
I have a nagami and a fukushu. I got them in about March. The fukushu seems to like me alot better and is growing great. The nagami gets a little weird and will drop leaves on the bottom of the branches.I'm scared to put them outside though we keep getting crazy wind here in Colorado.
My kumquat in a pot (zone 9a) got rust last year. I think I over did the Neem oil, so all leaves were damaged. So I cut off all branches, now 3 main stalks remain, roots very healthy. Now I'm constantly cutting off suckers, very green healthy suckers. Nothing is growing above the graft. Any tips?
Where are you in Texas? I'm in North Texas, the Dallas area, and I have 3 citrus trees. All of them are 3 years old this year and one is a Meiwa Kumquat. I've been bringing them inside in the winter along with my pineapples. I don't want to lose them after all of the hard work of growing them from seed.
How lovely. Curious to see how they would manage in Northern Scotland - I have seen them in local garden centres, but only the chain stores. I do have a beautifully sunny large window ledge so maybe worth trying there. Good to see you back, by the way.
My Meiwa tree fruited in mid summer (zone 6b-eastern Washington) and had lots of flowers but never produced many fruits. And they take forever to ripen. Like all winter. They don't seem to ripen till spring. My tree seems to be way off schedule. It is 3 years old. How can I get it to do better? I keep it outside as we have long hot, dry summers but I bring it in when the temps drop down at night. I have large hanging plant lights for it. Thanks
Hi, i am haveing the same problem like you had ,to find a good live plant.i live in TX too love this plant,give me idea where to buy them in tx?? found some nurseries ,but too expencive,thanks in advance
Where in Texas are you located? I moved to Waco from Florida and have the citrus bug. I loved the kumquats I grew and harvested in Florida and need to grow here in Texas too!
How often do you water your kumquats? Also, have you experienced leaves dropping only on the bottom portion of the tree? My tree only has leaves on the top!
I just bought my first tree! I found it at tractor supply. Its just a stem about 3 ft high. Should i put it in a bigger pot or leave it in the small one thats in for now? Thanks!! New subscriber here from Arkansas!
You know, from my experiences, they seem perfectly content being root bound as long as they're still receiving proper nutrition (regular fertilizing, fresh soil once in awhile, etc). Thanks so much for the compliment!!
I had a Blood orange tree in my lawn that was killed inbthat big free we had in Texas. I had a fertilizer stake that i inserted into the soil qround the base of the tree. Unfortunately the tree was kilked before it produced. Im now looking into putting my next tree in a pot. Should i use a fertilizer piwder like you or with the stake type still sufgice?
Any advice on leaf drop? We got a kumquat tree late summer and it was outside until maybe October. The tree still is very green and there are new leaves growing. There’s also a lot of healthy leaves that are falling. Are we just putting too much concern about the leaf drop? I water it once a week but not soaking heavy.
Ι had it on the balcony, the sun never hit it, and since yesterday when I put it in, the sun has been hitting it, gathering its leaves. Why? Τhe temperature here in Greece is now around 30 degrees Celsius
