Ichangquat - flowers after 25 years!

[citrange]

My ichangquat has been in the ground for around 25 years and never flowered. It is about 3m (10ft) tall.
I can't remember where it came from or whether it was grafted or a seedling!
Now after a long dry summer and our record UK temperature of 40C (104F) it has decided to burst into flower at the wrong time of year.
I doubt whether the tiny fruits will survive the winter.
The nearby Ichang Papeda is also currently flowering for the second time this year.

ichangquat flower

[ilya11]

My ichangquat bought in 2002 from B.Voss is an enormous tree of 5 m high.

 It is flowering now almost permanently, fruits are quite resistant , for the last 3 years they have not been damaged in winter.

[millet]

Olya11 very nice tree.

[Florian]

Seeing your tree full of fruits I cannot help but wonder if you use them for anything, Ilya?

[ilya11]

Just found one fruit on the ground:

Quite edible , less sour then Nagami, a little bit bitter but not excessively, piny scented skin with some sweetness. In the past I made quite good marmalade from them.

But the quality of the fruits is quite variable, probably depends on the season of harvest. Sometimes they are quite dry inside.

When nearby citrus are flowering simultaneously fruits contain large seeds.