Four Seasons citrangequat – kumquat × citrange

A three-genus hybrid born from a cross between a kumquat and a citrange (Poncirus × orange), the Four Seasons citrangequat is listed in the public catalogue of citrus varieties of INRAE, the French national agricultural research institute. Easy to grow, it does particularly well in a pot.

• Parentage: kumquat × citrange (Poncirus × orange)
• Hardiness: −9 to −10 °C
• Fruit: pear-shaped, about 8 cm, yellow, juicy, lemon-flavoured; usable zest
• Ripening: November; reflowers in August for a second crop in spring
• Uses: squeezed like a lemon, zest for cakes, marmalade
• Habit: moderate growth, abundant and highly fragrant flowering

In the garden

Very floriferous and decorative, it is ideal in a large pot. In open ground, choose a sheltered, sunny spot and protect it below −8 °C.

The plant you receive

You receive a young grafted tree about 40 cm tall above the pot, low-grafted onto a Poncirus trifoliata rootstock from our own production. Planted young, it roots straight into your garden soil and establishes better than a tree kept in a pot for years.

Because it is grafted low, the variety itself forms the trunk: the tree stands on its own without a stake and can regrow from above the graft after a severe frost. All our citrus trees are grown at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois, never in a heated greenhouse, with organic fertiliser only.

Grafted trees are shipped from June; the rest of the year, you can pre-order them.