"Cumquat" are widely grown as container plants. You can still have a edible cumquat and an ornamental potted plant. They are much more cold tolerant than the limes and are easy to grow.
'Nagami' cumquat (Fortunella marginata) has oval-shaped fruits and is the most widely grown cumquat in the USA, China and Japan. It has a sweet skin with a deep orange colour, that makes wonderful dried fruit due to the high oil content in the peel. The leaves are larger than other cumquats which instantly sets it apart and the distinctive fruit shape, make it a memorable cumquat and a pretty tree.
'Marumi' cumquat (Fortunella japonica) is delicious and can be popped into the mouth for a sweet explosion. It has small round fruit and a much sweeter tasting fruit than 'Nagami', but both have edible skin. They can also be dried and prepared as glacé. They make a lovely snack as exquisite sweets served either fresh with cream or preserved in a brandy-liqueur base for a few years. 'Marumi' is a smaller and less vigorous cumquat than 'Nagami' but its leaves are arranged in such a delightful way that it would appeal even when not carrying its prolific fruit set.
"Calamondin" is Citrus madurensis and looks like a cumquat and is not surprisingly mis-represented as such, quite frequently. The variegated form is particularly attractive and even has variegated fruits, but the stripes disappear as they mature. Both the standard green and the Variegated Calamondin have a very productive fruit set that can be used in the same way as the other edible cumquats, for preserves and drying. They are in full fruit at the nursery, very tempting on cold mornings!
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