Description

The Calamondin is the perfect beginner‘s citrus, beloved for its incredible productivity, ornamental beauty, and versatile, tangy fruit. This small, hardy tree flowers and fruits continuously, covering itself in fragrant blooms and bright orange, bite-sized fruit that can be used from green to ripe.

• A prolific, everbearing dwarf citrus that produces a massive quantity of small, round to teardrop-shaped fruit.

• Fruit has thin, glossy skin that turns bright orange when ripe but is edible and flavorful even when green.

• Flavor is intensely tart and sour with a mild, underlying sweetness, making it more like a sour orange or kumquat than a sweet orange.

• A self-pollinating, compact, evergreen shrub or small tree that is highly ornamental year-round with fragrant flowers and colorful fruit.

• Extremely adaptable and cold-hardy for a citrus, thriving in containers and making an excellent patio plant or hedge.

• Fruit is used for flavorful marmalade, tangy beverages, cooking, and as a souring agent in many Asian and Filipino dishes.

Flavor Profile:

• Flavor: Very tart and acidic, with a distinct sour orange character and a hint of mandarin sweetness in the peel.

• Texture: Juicy with several small seeds. The skin is tender and edible.

• Best Uses: Excellent for making tart marmalade, flavoring drinks (like calamansi juice), as a vinegar substitute in marinades, and as a decorative, edible garnish.