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[[Image:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Kumquats at Borough Market]] | [[Image:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Kumquats at Borough Market]] | ||
The '''kumquats''' or '''cumquats''' are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, in the genus Fortunella which may better be included in [[Citrus]] as it is often done. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the [[orange]] (Citrus sinensis) but is smaller and is often oval. | The '''kumquats''' or '''cumquats''' are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, in the genus Fortunella which may better be included in [[Citrus]] as it is often done. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the [[orange]] (Citrus sinensis) but is smaller and is often oval. | ||
They are slow-growing, evergreen shrubs or short trees, from 2.5 to 4.5 metres (8 to 15 ft) tall, with dense branches, sometimes bearing small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers pure white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. The kumquat tree produces 80 to 100 fruit each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, and fruit is often found floating near the shore during the kumquat season. | They are slow-growing, evergreen shrubs or short trees, from 2.5 to 4.5 metres (8 to 15 ft) tall, with dense branches, sometimes bearing small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers pure white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. The kumquat tree produces 80 to 100 fruit each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, and fruit is often found floating near the shore during the kumquat season. | ||
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