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Itsmedata

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fortunella margarita - kumquat cold tolerance
« on: December 30, 2022, 04:33:34 AM »
does anybody know if fortunella margarita - kumquat can resist cold down to -6 for short times? I am in north greece and it sometimes fall down to -6 in january for short times in the morning

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Re: fortunella margarita - kumquat cold tolerance
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2022, 07:47:49 AM »
I think this should be no problem. I had this year 2 year ild seedlings of Grapefruit star ruby which took -8 ° C without much damage and we had 2 or 3 days with freeze also at daytime. And Kumquat as I know is more cold hardy.

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Re: fortunella margarita - kumquat cold tolerance
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2022, 08:17:02 AM »
Alright thanks, i am not even sure we go down to -6, this is what csr thermometer says which isnt that accurate i think, i live in a place where the north is blocked by a big mountain, a place near us where north isnt blocked got -6,6c as its coldest temp last year so i am wondering if we could be colder than them or the same