Calamondin Orange (Citrofortunella microcarpa)

Family: Rutaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Citrofortunella microcarpa is an evergreen Tree growing to 5 m (16ft 5in). It is frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant sweet flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Very acid, they are usually pickled, preserved or used in drinks, teas, marmalades, chutneys etc.; They can be used in all the ways that lemons or limes are used.; The fruit is less acid than a lemon and makes a very acceptable raw fruit, especially if eaten with the skin which has a pleasant sweet flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)