We live on the 4th floor of a unit bock and our cumquat tree flowered but produced very little fruit. Do they need fertilising by bees?. We have seen no bees at our height. Rod Moore Breakfast Point
Pollinate your plant. Kumquat trees that are grown indoors may need to be hand-pollinated to trigger fruit production. It's easy to do. Just take a small, dry paintbrush and wiggle it around the center of each flower, moving from flower to flower. This carries the pollen from male to female flowers, just like bees do it.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/kumquat/growing-kumquat-trees-in-pots.htm
My Kumquat tree is 4 months old has plenty of fruit , but fruit falls off before full maturity. Thank You Paul Schmitz
For the most part, this is completely normal. They drop a majority of the fruit in order to make sure that what stays on the tree gets the nutrition it needs. Here is an article for help. It is about lemons, but all citrus have the same general care and problems. The article can be found here: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-fruit-drop.htm
I have a tree that the soil has washed out around some of the roots. Should I replace the soil?
Yes, you should replace the soil to the same level it was at before the soil washed away. Don't bury the roots deeper that they originally were, though, because this can damage the roots. You can also place mulch over the new soil to prevent more erosion, or even plant a shade-tolerant grass, ground cover, or moss around it.
Good day, I have had my tree now for about 7 years, every year it would bear proper little fruits, this year only has 3 fruit but huge similar to a thick skin lemon, what is my problem? Thank you. NB: do not have photo
This sounds like the tree is taking up too much nitrogen. You can offset this by adding nutrients high in potassium and phosphorus. Here is an article that will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/citrus-fruit-thick-rind.htm
How long can kumquat fruit last in cold weather?
Keep in mind that these trees will only survive down to 18 F, and will likely drop their fruit after a week or so at these temperatures. Here is an article that will give you more information about these trees: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/suckers-on-lemon-trees.htm
I have had a Kumquat tree for 5 or 6 years. It grow and now is 12 feet tall. But has never flowered. I feed it and care for it. It looks healthy but not flowers and certainly no fruit. This tree has 2 main trunks, it did have 3 could that have a bearing on my problem??? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
If the tree was grown from seed, it may not be old enough to produce flowers and fruit- citrus trees grown from seed vary in how fast they mature. If it was a grafted tree, it should be old enough now.
Check whether the tree is getting enough light and whether it's been fertilized appropriately. Kumquats especially need enough zinc.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/fertilizing-citrus-trees-best-practices-for-citrus-fertilizing.htm
This article lists other possibilities:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/kumquat/kumquat-not-flowering.htm
I have had my kumquat tree for almost 5 years. The first year we had fruit and then the next three years nothing. This year we had fruit some ripened but most fell off. My husband notified in the yard today that there was hard seeds all under the tree. Could the fruit that didn’t produce fall off turn and into a seed?
It would not contain viable seeds. It is only the hardened shell of a fallen fruit.
This is likely caused by a lack of phosphorus and potassium, or too much nitrogen in the soil.
You can counteract this by adding phosphorus and potassium, or by raising the pH of the soil a little with dolomitic lime.
This article will give you more information on the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/kumquat/growing-kumquat-trees.htm