The scent of citrus emanating from Boni Liscano’s backyard in Atwater Village comes from a 20-foot-high calamondin tree (Citrofortunella microcarpa), sometimes called kalamansi or calamansi.

The Meyer lemon is ripening its smooth-skinned yellow fruit. But the calamondin is the golden girl, its branches drooping with bright orange globes an inch-and-a-half wide. Every visitor remarks ...

They are indeed one of the most common and annoying insect pests on indoor plants ... at least four to six hours of direct sun daily. The calamondin orange, like most citrus, is a fairly heavy ...

Overfertilised plants are more susceptible to pests and diseases ... I don't paint my calamondin tree after pruning, but some growers paint the wound with diluted water-based white paint to ...