congratulations. How big is it

Steve it was about the size of a golf ball - maybe a tad bit smaller.

Looks really juicy but suprised by the roundness. I thought they would be kind oval too? Did it fall off or how did you decide that it was ready? How long did it take from flower to fruit? Just asking as mine are just flowering. And the one fruit on my entry tree does not look round.

Taste reports always appreciated. Pics are a bonus - it sure looks yummy. Too bad it has seeds. I've just been munching on some store bought nagamis and am happy to find most of them have one seed. Two seeds is not bad, either, I suppose.

I got a seedless nordmann nagami from logees almost 2 years ago and am still waiting on first flowers. Interesting that fukushu seems to grow faster.

Thanks! It looks great in the pic - so juicy and refreshing! I have to wait for next season to try my kumquats :).

I kind of hoped for a sweeter juice. Something between Meiwa and Nagami.

Very nice, Laura! I thought Fukushu fruits were oblong in shape, thanks for the pictures and taste test!

http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/fukushu.html

Mine looked just like the one in the pic. The juice was definitely sour, but it was very juicy. If I had a nagami, I could have compared the taste for you guys but it did seem a little better in taste. I don’t know how long it took fro flower to fruit. I know this summer it was growing the fruitlets. It may have bloomed early spring? I don’t remember.

Does this look like Fukushu in the beginning?

That looks like New Zealand Lemonade, Meiwa, or Cuban Shaddock I don't have any experiences with any other citrus fruit.

Steve

You are growing so many interesting varieties. Wish I had room for that. I only have room for ones that I think are really tasty. I love my Satsumas! My key limes go into pie.

Steve Mewa has pointy leafs, this is a smaller roundish leaf. No idea about the other varieties as I don't have them.

Susanns;

I was just looking at the fruit

Dave

I too have very limited space and can only grow what I can't buy at the grocery store.

Steve

I thought meiwa starts out roundish as a little one?? Craps, old brain does not remember how the little fruitlets on meiwa looked but I thought more round

I don’t remember Susanne! Let me look at my tree later and see what the smaller ones look like. I’ll take a pic of the whole tree so you can see it’s not big.

Awesome. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing Silvia! Here are pics of mine:

The fukushu is on the right and nagami on leftFukushunagami

Not related but the Tahitian pomelo that arrived yesterday! It is lighter green than my other trees, but a little TLC will green it up....looks healthy otherwise and even has a cluster of blossoms on one side!

Thank you Laura. Looks like the Nagami has a different leaf shape then the fukushu too? The tahitian looks lovely considering the time of the year.

Yes Susanne, the Fukushu has rounder leaves. I’m checking it for bugs (the Tahitian), but it looked pretty clear...fingers crossed.

My Fukushu is planted near a fence (South side) and it has not gotten any direct sunlight since, probably, Dec, 1-3. I think I will have this problem at least for a month.

I am using a 80W LED Growlight bulb to fix the problem.

Am I crazy to do it for an outdoor plant for 4-5 hours? Are there any true benefits?

Is indirect sunlight enough for a tree for some time during winter months?

light, heat and root temperature are the essential things. Adding light is useful only if the soil temperature is over 15 degree Celsius, in order roots to work too.