Hello!
I am fond of citrus trees and would like to know about hybrids with kumquat.
What do you know about lemonquat, orangequat, mandarinquat,
cirumquat, ichangquat, faustrimedin, citrangedin? Where can I read about these hybrids and see their photos? Are they easy to grow in my "windowsill" garden?
Please, help me. I need true information.

One of the better limequats is the Eustis Limequat. Its fruit , which looks like a Key Lime is very juicy with a good tart lime taste. Eustis Limequats make an excellent container plant. The Nippon Orangequat (which is actually a Mandarinquat) is a cros between the Satsuma Mandarin and a Meiwa Kumquat. Usually used in making drinks and preserves such as marmalade. Both trees are quite cold hardy. - Millet

Hello, there is an other kumquat hybrid : the Kucle (Fortunella margarita x Citrus reticulata)....but not really famous

Nice looking Kucle! The fruit seems to be as big as mandarinquat assuming the leaves are the same size.

So how does the fruit tastes like?

Kucle :



The fruit is about 2 inch high, juicy and acid, but not very bitter.
The skin is like "Citrus clementina "

Are the skins sweeet and edible like the kumquats?

They are about twice the size of a Nagami Kumquat. - Millet

Has anyone seen a Kucle in the US? This is the first I have seen of this and it looks like it might be worth growing.

When I visited Just Fruits and Exotics last year they had a large lemonquat loaded with fruit. The guy I talked to there said it was the most useless citrus anywhere - bitter, no juice, lots of seeds, lousy rind, too small to be good for throwing. He let me take a handful of fruit with me, as I was thinking of maybe trying to grow some from seed, but after tasting them, I just threw them away, which I now regret, as it is very ornamental.

Thanks to everybody. Kucle is nice. Is it worth growing on a windowsill?
Still would like to know more about hybrids and to see their pictures.

Can someone clarify the difference/similarity between the Indio mandarinquat and the Nippon orangequat? I have read some conflicting information on the exact crosses of these two hybrids.
Thanks-Tony

Hi Olgavita :web page for hybrids citrus:
[color=blue][/color] http://www.floresflowers.com/taxa/Rutaceae.html