Calamansi Makasim (Makasim): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Calamansi Makasim is a registered calamansi variety, also sold or known as Makasim or Makasim calamansi. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2023 as NSIC 2023 Cl 01. Its record notes a yield of average of 30kg/year.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Makasim or Makasim calamansi, this is the same calamansi. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our calamansi variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: fertilizer for fruit trees.
- Yield: a recorded yield of average of 30kg/year.
Key facts about Calamansi Makasim
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2023 Cl 01 |
| Year approved | 2023 |
| Also known as | Makasim, Makasim calamansi, NSIC Cl 01 |
| Yield noted | average of 30kg/year |
| Tree growth habit | Erect and spreading |
| Tree regularity of bearing | Regular |
| Fruit weight (g) | 16.77 |
| Fruit length (mm) | 31.17 |
| Fruit width (mm) | 29.28 |
| Fruit shape | Spheroid |
| Peel color | Green |
| Peel texture | Smooth |
| Peel thickness (mm) | 0.95 |
| Peel weight (mm) | 2.48 |
| Flesh color | Orange |
| Flesh texture | Soft and firm |
| Yield, per the seller | about 30 kg per tree a year (10 year old tree) |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. The mother tree of Calamansi Makasim was about 10 years old when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of average of 30kg/year. It bears regularly. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit calamansi fields most often: citrus greening, mealybug. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Calamansi Makasim weighs about 16.77 grams, and its shape is spheroid. The flesh is orange and soft and firm. Its sweetness measured 6.56 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 81.77 percent of the fruit.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: About 30 kg per tree a year (10 year old tree).
- Fruit: Round, about 17 g, green peel, orange flesh, about 52 percent juice, pH 2.8, sour with mild sweetness, about 4 seeds, about 82 percent edible.
- Where: Mother tree in Sual, Pangasinan.
- Uses: Juice, condiment.
- Regular bearer, erect, spreading tree.
Why farmers know it: the first and only calamansi in the NSIC registry, a very juicy selection from a Pangasinan tree. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Calamansi Makasim
Plant budded or marcotted trees from an accredited nursery, which bear sooner than seedlings. Pick a selection with juicy fruit that bears through the year. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for fruit trees.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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