Q: Our 15-foot-tall kumquat tree bears a bumper crop each year. It is full of fruit now, but I notice that it is becoming very straggly. Would it be appropriate to prune it after the crop is finished?

Q. Our 15-foot-tall kumquat tree bears a bumper crop each year. It is full of fruit now, but I notice that it is becoming very straggly. Would it be appropriate to prune it after the crop is finished?

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Q: The fruit on my Nagami kumquat this year is variable and somewhat bland. Larger fruit have little to no acidity and can even be mealy, while smaller fruit are closer in tartness to previous years.

Q: The fruit on my Nagami kumquat this year is variable and somewhat bland. Larger fruit have little to no acidity and can even be mealy, while smaller fruit are closer in tartness to previous years.