Fukushu Kumquat – Kumquat

Fukushu Kumquat – Kumquat

€36.93
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Shipping: €16.82 for 1 plant, €26.99 for 2, €37.77 for 3 (Pickup point, one parcel). Free collection from the nursery, by appointment. Details

Fukushu offers relatively large fruit for a kumquat, often broad in shape with a depressed tip.

Rootstock and pot size : 4475 3.5L (€36.93)
Quantity

Delivery charges within France

1 plant23
Delivery to a DPD Pickup point€16.82€26.99€37.77
Home delivery, DPD Predict with time slot€23.87€37.16€50.82

Click & Collect - retrait à la pépinière: free of charge.

Shipping is charged per parcel, not per plant: several plants travel in the same box. Rates abroad and beyond three plants are shown in the basket, before any payment.

Hard-to-reach mountain villages carry a carrier surcharge of €8.48. It appears in the basket, before any payment.

We charge shipping at cost, with no margin added. If you know a cheaper option for your address, write to us — we are genuinely interested.

  • Dispatched on Mondays by DPD, to a Pickup point or to your door, in France and the European Union (Delivery)
  • Collection from the nursery possible, by appointment
  • Nursery in its final year of conversion to organic farming, inspected by ECOCERT (FR-BIO-01)
  • Mother plants regularly tested for tristeza
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Fukushu Kumquat at a glance

TypeKumquat
Botanical name / groupCitrus obovata ‘Fukushu’ / Fortunella obovata
Indicative hardiness-10 °C — established, acclimatised plant, during a brief frost
UsesDessert fruit, preserves and processing

About Fukushu Kumquat

Fukushu offers relatively large fruit for a kumquat, often broad in shape with a depressed tip. The peel is eaten with the pulp, for a contrast between aromatic rind and a tangy centre in a sweet-tart fruit.

Fukushu Kumquat or another variety?

Like Meiwa, another kumquat in the collection with the same indicative hardiness (-10 °C), Fukushu is eaten skin and all; it differs in its often broad shape, whereas Meiwa bears rounded fruit. To explore further, see our “Kumquats and hybrids” category.

Frequently asked questions

Can the skin be eaten?

Yes, it is eaten with the pulp: the rind is aromatic, the centre tangy.

How can Fukushu be recognised?

By its fairly large fruit for a kumquat, often broad in shape, with a depressed tip.

How is the fruit used?

Whole and fresh when ripe, or in preserves.

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Data sheet

Hardiness
-10 °C
Botanical name
Citrus obovata 'Fukushu'
New variety
Yes
Ripening period
January / February
November / December
Rootstock of this plant
4475
Rootstocks offered for this variety
4475, FA5
Fruit use
Fresh eating
Preserves / jam

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