NathanUp@lemmy.ml to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 6 months agoI got the #1 kumquat in my baglemmy.mlimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1207arrow-down1imageI got the #1 kumquat in my baglemmy.mlNathanUp@lemmy.ml to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarequpada@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI’ve never seen them in a store here in New Zealand. I’ve been trying to grow them, but while the tree is doing well it is yet to produce fruit. I did manage to buy some at a supermarket in Berlin a few years ago while on holiday, they were packed like cherry tomatoes in a clear plastic punnet. The egg-shaped fruit you’ve got are frequently the “Meiwa” or “Nagami” cultivars, OP’s round fruit may be the “Marumi”.
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoOh! You’re exactly right. I’ve never heard of or seen Marumis, but googling them that’s exactly what OP has. And it looks like I was wrong about the “quat” part - it means “orange.”
I’ve never seen them in a store here in New Zealand. I’ve been trying to grow them, but while the tree is doing well it is yet to produce fruit.
I did manage to buy some at a supermarket in Berlin a few years ago while on holiday, they were packed like cherry tomatoes in a clear plastic punnet.
The egg-shaped fruit you’ve got are frequently the “Meiwa” or “Nagami” cultivars, OP’s round fruit may be the “Marumi”.
Oh! You’re exactly right. I’ve never heard of or seen Marumis, but googling them that’s exactly what OP has.
And it looks like I was wrong about the “quat” part - it means “orange.”