Supernatural Preferences!!

"Kumquats: An Essay" by Piper

Kumquats: An Essay

Kumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the orange, but it is much smaller, being approximately the size and shape of a large olive. Kumquat is a fairly cold hardy citrus.

Name
The English name "kumquat" derives from the Cantonese pronunciation gam1 gwat1 .

Origin
The plant is native to south Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. The earliest historical reference to kumquats appears in literature of China in the 12th century. They have long been cultivated in India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and southeast Asia. They were introduced to Europe in 1846 by Robert Fortune, collector for the London Horticultural Society, and shortly thereafter into North America.

Description
They are slow-growing evergreen shrubs or short trees, from tall, with dense branches, sometimes bearing small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers are white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. Depending on size, the kumquat tree can produce hundreds or even thousands of fruits each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, grown in water, with the fruit often found floating on water near shore during the ripe season.

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A/N:

There. Now you know all you need to know about my favorite fruit. Have fun telling your teachers that.

If you ever have an essay due on fruits, or even nutrition, use this. I give you my permission.

Kumquats are life, Samandriel is life.

And Samandriel is mine. *closely watching those who care to argue*