Meiwa kumquat tree grow and care – plant of the genus citrus also known as Round kumquat or Sweet kumquat, Meiwa kumquat grow as shrub or tree perennial evergreen plant, grow for edible fruits, can be used also as ornamental plant and can grow as dwarf tree or bonsai, can grow in subtropical or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 9+ and in the right overwinter care in cold hardiness zone 8.
Leaves color green mostly dark in oval shape, flowers white with yellow stamen.
Meiwa Kumquat edible fruit
Fruit taste sour with little bit bitter, fruit size ~1 -3 cm and color is orange. The inner fruit divided by segments, the segment cover with soft thin layer, it containing the pulp (little cones covered with a thinner layer). Rind color orange, the edible part is especially the rind eaten raw, the taste is sweet and little bit bitter also used as flavor and fragrant