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sengyan · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 10

Thank you for information on how long I'll have to wait before my kumquat seedlings will bear fruit.

Sengyan

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Patty_in_wisc · Posted: Tue 20 Mar, 2007 2:34 am

I know I'm not much help here, but all I know is most citrus will take 5 to 10 years to bear fruit (or more). Key limes will bear in 2 -3 years.
Hope someone else jumps in here.

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Ecomtl · Posted: Wed 21 Mar, 2007 8:32 pm

Well, if I'm not mistaken, Cal's are hybrids between kumquats and tangerines (?not sure on the tangerine part). And I don't think Cals need that long to fruit, I think it's more of a size issue than an age thing. All this to say, if cals get their fruiting properties from the kumquat side, I'd bet it would flower when it's a foot or more.

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JoeReal · Posted: Wed 21 Mar, 2007 8:58 pm

IIRC, Cals are complex hybrids between kumquat and mandarins.