Citrus progression

This is a Calamondin orange over the last few years....the next step will be a container change late next summer.

Regards,
Tom

A couple of years later...

The tree in early 2010.

Looks great.

Is that seriously a tiny little orange there? I thought fruit usually don't reduce at all. Or does this species generally produce small fruit?

In any case, awesome tree. Love that bark.

You are correct George. Fruit do not reduce. Calamondin actually produce tiny mandarin type oranges no more than an inch in diameter. I have one in the ground I'm growing out for a few years.

Another bonus of this tree is that once it bears fruit, the fruit stay on the tree and keep for almost the entire year. It's a fascinating tree.

Wow Tom; that was a courageous chop! I might have chosen a different trunk line, but I applaud your results with citrus species in West Virginia. I struggle with citrus here in coastal California; I can’t imagine the lengths you have to go to to keep them happy in such a cold-winter climate. But then again you have the warm humid summers they love which are only a fleeting fall dream here in San Francisco… So at least you can keep them happy for a few months each year.

Good luck with the Calamondin – BTW since Chinese New Years is coming up you may be interested to know that Calamondins are considered very fortuitous. I think it’s because the fruit is on the tree this time of year and resembles gold coins (but I’m no scholar on the subject.)