Cold and snowy winters agree with me just fine. Still, as a northern gardener, my mouth waters and my hands itch to be able to pluck ripe citrus from a home-grown tree in winter. It can be done; just ...

The Meiwa and Nagami kumquats that fill the buckets and baskets at different tables at our markets this season (Walker Farms, Jeanne Davis and Mud Creek Ranch, to name a few) fill us with both ...

Citrus trees are welcome visual additions to any garden, but especially so in Mediterranean gardens. These evergreen trees will provide yearlong green, glossy foliage and brightly colored seasonal ...

Reporting from Fallbrook — Growing up in Los Angeles in the 1960s, my brother and I knew just what to do with kumquats from the potted tree on the patio: We tossed them at each other. Like most ...

If you’re in the market for a fruit tree that generously yields bite-sized, juicy, sweet-and-sour explosions to wake up your taste buds, look no further than a kumquat tree. Lying somewhere squarely ...

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Even smaller than miniature mandarins like the pixie and kishu, the tiny kumquat, in markets now, is about 1 inch around, with an orange rind. Though, in the past, the kumquat has been classified as a ...