Tart Kumquat

Nature Hills ships strong, young trees with great branching and hardy roots to get you off to a great start. These evergreen trees will be a beautiful (and tasty!) addition to your landscape.

It got the best of both parents. It has a “grown-up” citrus taste– mostly sweet, a little sour, like a sour tangerine. These are really pretty ornamental lawn trees if you are lucky enough to live in a climate where citrus thrives.

A Small Fruit with Big Flavor The Nagami Kumquat is a small, fruit-bearing evergreen tree. There's nothing that tastes quite like it. The 5-peteled, white flowers that appear in the spring have a rich, waxy appearance and are delightfully fragrant.

This irresistible apple pie from Achatz is erupting with mounds of sliced tart apples packed into a ready-to-bake raw pastry that will warm into a buttery, flaky pie crust (with the added bonus of making your kitchen smell delicious!).

Our tart's vanilla pastry cream center overflows with juicy blueberries covered in a sticky-sweet apricot glaze. But be sure to act fast — the blueberry season is short, while the taste will be sure to leave a lasting impression.

Topped with butter cream piping, this tart treat would be lovely garnished with thin slices of lime. Light and smooth, with the delicious tang of fresh limes, our creamy filling practically floats on top of a flaky pastry shell.

Four & Twenty Blackbirds' most popular pie! A blend of seasonal New York State Apples thinly sliced and layered with a hint of spice and our homemade sea salt caramel that bake to perfection in our buttery, handmade crust.

A rich and sweet lemon and egg custard with hints of vanilla. (from Four & Twenty Blackbirds) Four & Twenty Blackbirds' take on the classic Southern style of "chess" pie — simple and delicious.

Big, plump, juicy cherries are tossed with a touch of sugar and baked in a perfectly flaky piecrust until they are soft and suspended in their own saucy goodness. Coming in a handy half-size portion, this delicious dessert is a divine way to conclude...

They are the only citrus that can be eaten in its entirety, both the sweet peel and the tart pulp. Some varieties ripen from November through January and some from mid-December to April.

It's always a good time to have a slice of apple pie! Mounds of sliced tart apples are baked in a buttery, flaky piecrust until soft and swimming in their own caramelized sugar sauce and our special cinnamon spice.

Lightly toasted, buttery pecans sourced from Texas, blended with a classic pecan pie style custard, atop a decadent layer of dark chocolate ganache. (from Four & Twenty Blackbirds)

One of our most popular pies! A honey custard that's as bold in flavor as its sweetness, whilst being rich and balanced at the same time. (from Four & Twenty Blackbirds) A customer favorite that stays on the menu year round because if we didn't have it,...

Thin-sliced toasted almonds finish the edges for a dessert tart that's sophisticated on its own, or delectable topped with your choice of seasonal fresh fruit. We line a sweet pastry shell with a thin layer of tangy raspberry preserves, then fill with...

That will raise the plant above ground level and also make it easy to move it around. To keep the soil from washing out of the large drainage holes, cover them with a fine screen.Also, raise container grown kumquat trees above the ground to allow for...

Only you need to remember to eat the whole cake until the next day, otherwise the fluff becomes toxic. You can also add whipped cream to the fluff and turn it into a. If you need more tarts, just double or triple the recipe.Mix all ingredients in a bowl...

The right amount of sweetness and tartness creates the perfect balance to this delicious key lime pie that sits on a crunchy, buttery graham cracker crust.Tip: Freeze the key lime pie, cut into small pieces, and enjoy as a frozen treat! (from Gina's Pasticceria)

Four & Twenty Blackbirds' most popular pie! A blend of seasonal New York State Apples thinly sliced and layered with a hint of spice and our homemade sea salt caramel that bake to perfection in our buttery, handmade crust.

Plump raspberries, tart blueberries, and sweet, juicy strawberries — all at their peak of ripeness — are combined in our beautiful berry tart. Top with a bit of fresh whipped cream.

Serve with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream or creme fraiche to perfectly complement the tartness of the cherries. Big, plump, juicy cherries are tossed with a touch of sugar and baked in a perfectly flaky piecrust until they are soft and suspended...

Serve this timeless American classic as is, or top with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's always a good time to have a slice of apple pie! Mounds of sliced tart apples are baked in a buttery, flaky piecrust until soft and swimming in their own caramelized...

A rich chocolate custard that tastes like the best chocolate pudding of your childhood dreams. (from Four & Twenty Blackbirds) Four & Twenty Blackbirds' take on the classic Southern style of "chess" pie—simple and delicious.

Rich but not quite decadent, this simply sophisticated dessert pairs well with a dry riesling or black tea with honey. Our thick slices of apricot-glazed baked apple spiral over a just-sweet-enough cream cheese filling and a delightfully flaky crust.

They don't even start growing until the weather warms up. That could lead to a kumquat not blooming.Another issue is the soil. As one of the toughest members of the citrus family, kumquats can withstand temperatures below 20 F.

They need full sun and tolerate anyand most soil types as long as the soil is well-drained. The fruit is sweet and tart at the same time and is eaten without removing the peel. Avoid piling mulch around the base of the tree.insects sometimes attack the...

Then squeeze the pulp and juice into your mouth, spit out the seeds, and eat the remainder of the fruit, peel and all.Use kumquats in marmalades, jellies, candies, and pickles. Month-long activities, including recipe contests, beauty pageants, and decorating...

One of my earliest memories of childhood is hiding under my grandmother's fig tree, while playing hide and seek. It was an enormous tree, with branches that spread to cover much of the side yard.