Chinese orange - Citrus fortunela Its fruit is the most characteristic, and its green leaf, with a white edge. It is considered a small orange tree, not belonging to the citrus family. It is one of the oldest plants.

Chinese orange tree - Citrus fortunela

Scientific name: Fortunella margarita - Citrus x Fortunella

Popular names: Kunkuat orange tree, Kumquat, Kumquats, Kunquat, Cumquat, Dwarf orange tree, Japanese orange tree.

Family: Rutácea

Origin: Asia

Flowering: In winter.

Fruit: Its oval fruits and fine to the touch, can be consumed including the skin, with a very pleasant flavor.

Multiplication: They are usually grafted onto an orange tree pattern resistant to sadness.

Adult plant size: Medium to small size. Maximum height 2 m. approximately.

Lighting: In full sun, it does not support the interior. In very cold areas you can place it indoors to spend the winter, although leaves tend to fall indoors.

Temperature: Resists temperatures below zero.

Transplant: In early spring.

Soil: Well drained.

Irrigation: It does not support flooding.

Fertilizer: At the beginning of spring, it is convenient to add a little manure or humus and some iron chelate. In pots you can add the rest of the year each month a universal fertilizer or fruit trees. Planted in the ground in spring you must add nitrophosca and nitromagnesium in summer.

Pruning: In late winter or early spring.