Thanks Sic but my local market had that bag of kumquats and I thought I'd give them a try.sicman said:Never heard of those? If you really want some seeds maybe I can find a couple.
They are delicious whole.sicman said:Wonder if there is a festival? Or if ypu could make jellies and sauces? Looks like you would just eat them whole.
hot stuff said:Grafts don't make seeds not grow true to form. They use grafts because the root stocks are generally more disease resistant.
You'll have to explain that because we are not talking about hybrids or are we? Are you saying the commercial citrus are hybrids and the trees are grafts from the original hybrid onto other rootstocks?solid7 said:
Or because it gets plants started quicker than seeds. But it's true that most commercial citrus is grafted because seeds won't come true. You will never get a sweet orange from a seed.
hot stuff said:You'll have to explain that because we are not talking about hybrids or are we? Are you saying the commercial citrus are hybrids and the trees are grafts from the original hybrid onto other rootstocks?
Incorrect. They were formerly classified as fortunella. Today, they are very much classified as citrus.MarcV said:kumquat is not considered "citrus" but "fortunella"