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Can you let me know if you ever get a Calomondin Lime tree From the Phillipines.

Time: 25th June 2007 4:44pm

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Kath says...
Yes we sell the calamondin, also called the Calamansi tree. Here is the link to our kumquat page where you can find some information about it.
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/kumquat.htm

Time: 26th June 2007 1:34pm

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Kiwii says...
the calamondin is not the same as calamansi there is a difference although both belong to the same family.

Time: 6th September 2008 1:06pm

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kim wood says...
were can i get a calamansi tree from and can it be growen in victoria

Time: 16th November 2008 1:58pm

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kiwii says...
I have researched the Calamansi and it is not the same as the calamando there is a difference in that the calamando does not have spikes on the branches where as the calamansi grown in the phillipines does have spikes (thorns) on the branches and the fruit does not ripen to a yellow skin but stays green with the flesh turning orange

Time: 4th December 2008 2:08pm

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Anonymous says...
Calamansi can be grown from a cutting, make sure when you take the cutting that you also take some of the old wood


Time: 4th December 2008 2:38pm

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Adam says...
Kiwii, differences in thorns can be due to maturity of the tree or the root stock used. Green skin on ripe citrus can be put down to climate, it is quite common in the tropics and other warmer regions.

However, I am inclined to agree with you. The Calamondin in Australia often produce fruit that is quite large (ping pong ball sized) and the skin is loose like a mandarin, not tight like the kalamasi I have seen. The fruit of the Australian selections isn't identical to the calamondin in California either. Judging from the fruit and plant I would say that the Calomondin is Australia is definately a kumquat x mandarin hybrid, so it might be a different selection or strain.

When people in Australia talk about "kumquats" they are largely talking about this Australian Calamondin. Kumquats have been listed in Australia since the mid 19th century, so I wonder if we just have a slightly different stain of this hybrid. It's likely that many of these tree selections were seedlings, so there is likely to be some variation.

Time: 4th December 2008 4:23pm

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