Indio Mandarinquat
A necked mandarin-kumquat hybrid (UCR) eaten whole, sweeter than a kumquat with a tangerine note; a specialty fresh fruit.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 18°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Low-Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate
- Drainage need
- Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Graft requirement
- Graft Required
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
Canopy killed at about 18°F.
Needs low heat to colour and sweeten.
Mid-season fruit (winter-spring).
low-moderate
Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.
These are intrinsic to the citrus. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
Grows alike
similar to growCentennial Variegated kumquat
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Jiangsu (Mei wa type) kumquat
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Nordmann Seedless kumquat
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Hong Kong (Golden Bean) kumquat
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Fukushu kumquat
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Nagami kumquat
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksCentennial Variegated kumquat
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Jiangsu (Mei wa type) kumquat
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Nordmann Seedless kumquat
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Hong Kong (Golden Bean) kumquat
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Fukushu kumquat
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Nagami kumquat
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
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