The Tropical Fruit Forum

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Yes, Nordmann Seedless and Kumquat Gigante are identical. In very rare cases Nordmann can have a single seed, but most of them are seedless. In my own experince Nordmann Seedless - although being a seedling from Nagami - is a bit larger than Nagami.

For some reason my Indio always had sour fruits so I sold it. It did have beautiful fruit though. I have Kucle but I find it very similar to Fukushu but just a little smaller. Some say it is inferior to Fukushu but I feel like they are very close in flavor. Maybe it depends on how much heat the tree is getting while the fruit develops. I'm in zone 8 with hot summers so I get a good amount of heat here. For out of hand eating I'd prefer Kucle or Fukushu but for flavoring foods I'd use calamondin.

Not only taste is importand, but also productivity. Can you say anything about this?

When I was youg I had a Kucle sandwitch in a saloon.  Not very good.

? Kucle is a hybrid between Kumquat and Clementine.

But from what I read Indio has a Brix Up to 16.

Both are Kumquat x Tangerine. Can anyone who has both compare the taste of Calamondin with Indio?

Are most of the citron varieties the same to Buddha's Hand in regards of their taste for fresh eating and how does the rind compare to Amalfi lemon, which also isn't bitter.

Meiwa is true from seed.

Thank you so much sc4001992. Very, very helpful. Can you also say something about Fukushu/Changshou?

Meiwa is the best by far.  It can be picked while still half ripe an have a sweet peel with a somewhat sour flesh.  You can leave it on the tree until orange for a sweet interior.  The Nagami, Fukushu, Nippon, and Indio need to stay on the plant till fully ripe to have a goo tasting peel.

Sorry, my question is not about fruit quality but about the quantity you could harvest from a tree.

There were a lof of discussions about the taste of the different kumquat cultivars and hybrids like e.g. mandarinquat. How about their productivity and yield when directly compared?

I am really astonished that Marumi tasted better than Meiwa.