Cultivar Citrus
Limequat
Citrus x floridana
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Description
Limequat is a Mexican lime x kumquat hybrid sold in NZ by Copperfield Nurseries as an ornamental edible. The small tree bears light-yellow smooth-rinded fruit when fully mature with juicy acid flesh used as a lime substitute; the sweet rind can be eaten whole without bitterness. Hardy and compact, suited to pots and small NZ gardens.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Small
Peel Colour
Light yellow
Flesh Colour
Pale yellow
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Mid
Seediness
Few Seeds
Growth Habit
Compact
Thorny
No
Notes
Lime x kumquat hybrid listed by Copperfield Nurseries; ornamental and culinary.
Fruit Use
Culinary
Flavour Profile
Acidic, Juicy
Storage Life
Moderate