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Weird fruit on variegated Calamondin

 
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grad85
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Posted: Sat 25 May, 2013 8:40 am
Just saw some weird fruit when i inspected my little variegated Calamondin.














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Lemandarangequatelo
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Posted: Sat 25 May, 2013 10:10 am
Interesting! Looks like mini Ugli.

Does your variegated calamondin have less sourness than standard calamondin?
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Laaz
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Posted: Sat 25 May, 2013 10:35 am
That may be mite damage.

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Posted: Sat 25 May, 2013 11:56 am
Just compared the taste between the normal calamondin and this one.
Fruit from this one is a little sweeter and more manderine like

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hoosierquilt
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Posted: Sat 25 May, 2013 2:39 pm
Agree with Laaz, this looks like citrus blossom mite damage. Fruit will taste the same, just be distorted.

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Posted: Sat 25 May, 2013 7:50 pm
Grad, thanks for the taste test. I find the same with my variegated calamondin too. I wonder if the same thing happens with other variegated citrus?
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igor.fogarasi
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Posted: Sun 26 May, 2013 7:51 am
Grad, as Laaz suggested, you may want to have a look at this page Citrus bud mite.
I doubt it to be a bud mutation or some other trait which could be propagated.

Also have a look at this hilarious article posted by Rebecca Sweet... The ‘Mite-y’ Lemon! Laughing

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grad85
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Posted: Sun 26 May, 2013 10:23 am
Thnx for the links,indeed a very funny site Laughing

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