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Kumquat, Kumquat

The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers pure white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. The kumquat tree produces 80 to 100 fruit each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, and fruit is often found floating near the shore during the kumquat season.

The 'Nagami' kumquat requires a hot summer, ranging from 25 to 38 C (77 to 100 F), but can withstand frost down to about without injury. It grows in the tea hills of Hunan, China where the climate is too cold for other citrus fruits, even the Mikan (also known as the Satsuma) orange. The trees differ also from other Citrus species in that they enter into a period of winter dormancy so profound that they will remain through several weeks of subsequent warm weather without putting out new shoots or blossoms. Despite their ability to survive low temperatures, the kumquat trees grow better and produce larger and sweeter fruits in warmer regions.

The Hong Kong Kumquat has a rather sweet rind compared to the rinds of other citrus fruits.

A jar of such preserved kumquats can last several years and still keep taste.

Kumquat fruits are also boiled or dried to make a candied snack called mt qut.

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