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Topic: Calamondin


  
  Calamondin
The calamondin tree, ranging from 6 1/2 to 25 ft (2-7.5 m) high, is erect, slender, often quite cylindrical, densely branched beginning close to the ground, slightly thorny, and develops an extraordinarily deep taproot.
Calamondin halves or quarters may be served with iced tea, seafood and meats, to be squeezed for the acid juice.
Rubbing calamondin juice on insect bites banishes the itching and irritation.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/calamondin.html   (1204 words)

  
 CALAMONDIN: THE MINIATURE ORANGE
Calamondin, a native citrus plant in the Philippines and China, is cultivated in Southeast Asia and elsewhere as an important crop.
Horticulturists believe that the Calamondin is a hybrid of lime and mandarin, or lime and kumquat, or kumquat and mandarin.
Calamondin is widely grown as an ornamental bush in California and Florida.
www.geocities.com /verymad_scientist   (1554 words)

  
 Calamondin
Calamondin, Citrus mitis, is an acid citrus fruit originating in China, which was introduced to the U.S. as an "acid orange" about 1900.
Calamondins can be grown as a dooryard tree as an ornamental and will do very well as a tub or container plant in colder regions that commonly do not grow citrus.
Calamondins are also preserved whole in sugar syrup, or made into sweet pickles, or marmalade.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /patiocitrus/calamondin.html   (1171 words)

  
 Detailed information on Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange, Calamansi X Citrofortunella mitis
Calamondins are very easy to grow in central Florida, and fruit abundantly most of the year.
The calamondin is actually an intergeneric hybrid between the tangerine and the kumquat, but really tastes and smells more like a key lime with tangerine essence.
Calamondin is the result of a rare natural cross between 2 (two) closely related genera, the CITRUS and the FORTUNELLA.
davesgarden.com /guides/pf/go/55287   (788 words)

  
 Calamondin - Citrus mitis
The calamondin is hardy to temperatures in the mid 20's.
Seeds are polyembryonic and may produce up to 3-5 seedlings each.
Commercial growers propagate the calamondin by cuttings which bear fruit in just two years.
www.tradewindsfruit.com /calamondin.htm   (114 words)

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