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Jiangsu (Mei wa type) kumquat

KumquatAvailable

A sweet thick-rinded Chinese kumquat in the Meiwa group, eaten fresh whole; a regional sweet kumquat.

Across the consideration criteria

How it grows

Cold hardiness
16°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

Cold hardiness16°F
TenderCold-hardy

Canopy killed at about 16°F.

Heat to ripenLow
Low heatHigh heat

Needs low heat to colour and sweeten.

Maturity seasonMid
EarlyLate

Mid-season fruit (winter).

VigorLow
LowHigh

low-moderate

Soil pH preference6–7.5
4.58.5

Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.

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