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About the Author MTC East Ballina 10th August 2015 1:14pm #UserID: 12157 Posts: 1 View All MTC's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 10th August 2015 1:27pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 10th August 2015 1:51pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 10th August 2015 2:04pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author kim14 dianella 10th August 2015 3:23pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MIke T1 cairns 10th August 2015 7:30pm #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 10th August 2015 8:27pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Boris Spasky 10th August 2015 10:31pm #UserID: 7085 Posts: 184 View All Boris Spasky's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Chris says... The lemon variety used in Italy for limoncello is Santa Teresa Feminello. I doubt it is available in Australia, but Boris you should know?? I have tried a home made version made with Lisbon lemons and it was far superior to those available from Dan Murphy's. I think the key is making sure you avoid the bitter white pith. Mike, your tropical input in this instance is entirely irrelevant. | About the Author Chris SYDNEY,2000,NSW 10th August 2015 10:41pm #UserID: 2281 Posts: 263 View All Chris 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Manfred says... I worry about the term "sweet lemon". We have a local fruit, quite popular, which most refer to here as the sweet lemon. It is a mandarine/lemon cross, and I am trying to promote the name "lemdarine" but mainly get patronising chuckles. It isn't a lemon, but no-one can find lemdarine in the literature, so it must be something else. (Many Rare Fruiters are very old!) We propagated and distributed a couple of trays of lemdarine plants a few years ago at the Rare Fruits AGM. So does Kim14 of Dianella have a lemdarine, possibly sourced there, or some sort of lemon, or other lemon cross? For reference, the fruit looks very like Nick Limey's mystery fruit in the red centre lime thread, tastes like a lemon with lots of sugar and peels easily like a mandarine. It comes true to type from seed and bears early and prolifically. Fruit is about twice the size of most lemons, more like a very big meyer lemon. I find meyer lemon juice still a bit sharp to drink straight, but no problem with the lemdarine. | About the Author Manfred tully 11th August 2015 10:17am #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Manfred, that sounds intrigung. Any chance of a few seeds - can swap for Seville orange if you are interested. Have you made/tried marmalade from the fruit? Could be similar to Rangpur lime, which I'm told makes lovely marmalade. You can contact me @: julwood at iprimus dot com dot au. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 11th August 2015 11:37am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... There is a large mild lemon that is in northern NZ and comes true by seed. It is called Maori lemon and Kaipara Lemon. It is a bit different to the huge ponderosa lemon, both of these grown in home gardens only and are not common. I dont think they grow wild here and they are not native. Maybe the Maori lemon is similar to the exotic wild lemon that grows wild around eastern parts of northern NSW. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 11th August 2015 11:40am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Manfred tully 11th August 2015 7:21pm #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author kim14 dianella 7th September 2015 11:03pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 7th September 2015 11:56pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kim14 says... Manfred, my limoncello had one mature fruit at time of purchase but was only the size of an armour mandarin. Not sure how it tasted as my mum picked it a few days ago. These are the limoncello fruits from the gentleman i met earlier today:
| About the Author kim14 dianella 8th September 2015 12:31am #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 8th September 2015 7:33am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Kim, in my experience nothing will convince an older Italian that they are wrong about anything, but limoncello does only refer to the liqueur, not the lemon variety. 'The ground here, alternating layers of tufo and limestone, creates the perfect soil for the cultivation of the lemon variety known as "Sorrento" ....... This lemon variety is so particularly sweet that locals eat thick slices of the fruit, skin and all, with, perhaps, just a dusting of sugar. https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/limoncello-when-life-gives-you-lemons | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 8th September 2015 1:30pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Original Post was last edited: 8th September 2015 1:32pm | |||||||
Markmelb says... Im putting up a photo i found in a book a friend gave me about plants used on the Amalfi Coast and found a photo in there of a Varietythey call Citrus Limon Var : Sfusato Amalfitano -- they use this also in Limoncello. I wonder what I could make from my Flicks Yellow skin steeped in Vodka for a couple months?
| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 8th September 2015 2:07pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 8th September 2015 8:50pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Julie I made stevia liquid using shredded leaves in Vodka - preserved it better than a water based tincture. Worked well but didnt like the greening colour. Aldi has Vodka under $30 a bottle so will have a go at limoncello for summer sipping - Ive had once before thats been stored in the Fridge and on ice. Very Tasty. Im sure imported Limoncello would be quite expensive too - will check next time at a bottleshop. | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 8th September 2015 9:11pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kim14 says... jakfruit - the fruits actually resemble the developing fruits on my limoncello tree. I've read that too Julie. :) I want to grow out these seeds because I love plants that have a history. Re the blue pea, I think slugs ate two of the three seedlings I told you about previously. The one remaining doesn't look good at all. I've put in a second batch of seeds yesterday - fingers crossed. | About the Author kim14 dianella 10th September 2015 1:20pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brain says... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152546417013689&set=a.10152361383493689.1073741972.86471888688&type=3&theater looks like they are in aus, and now i want one. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 15th September 2015 2:03am #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 15th September 2015 8:33am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author kim14 dianella 15th September 2015 2:38pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brain says... I am wondering what is the best option, should Kim like to help us poor and lemon deficient east coast cousins. a) seeds b) fruit (uncut with seeds inside) c) scion d) a tree. I'm thinking that a tree is too hard, too costly and takes too long in transit from WA to the east. (unless you are planning a holiday to the east, haha). So if I take seeds/fruit and Mark takes a scion, at least we stand a good chance of getting the genetics to the east. If it's not too much trouble and you think you can help, the least we can do is compensate you for your expenses and efforts. | About the Author Brain Sunnybank 15th September 2015 3:38pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Chris says... When you verify your info off a Facebook page then you really are headed for confusion. The FB post actually says 'supposedly', so there is already a degree of doubt. For some reason kim you keep peddling the idea that limoncello is 1) a named variety and 2) made from a sweet lemon. Both are wrong. Four winds is a longstanding reputable grower in California who have been growing Santa Teresa Feminello for a long time. Note in their description: high acid content. https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/our-citrus-trees/lemon/mediterranean-lemon.html The fruits also have very few seeds. | About the Author Chris SYDNEY,2000,NSW 15th September 2015 4:08pm #UserID: 2281 Posts: 263 View All Chris 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author kim14 dianella 15th September 2015 5:50pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Boris Spasky says... I do not know whether the lemon varieties discussed exist in Australia. However, what I will do is check next month what lemon cultivars have legally been imported. If clean budwood exists I will bud some trees. In the meantime I would not recommend distributing budwood or fruit interstate from this tree. Safest from seed without a doubt. | About the Author Boris Spasky 15th September 2015 8:51pm #UserID: 7085 Posts: 184 View All Boris Spasky's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MissDebsie1 MITCHELTON,4053,QLD 9th August 2019 11:19am #UserID: 20684 Posts: 2 View All MissDebsie1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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WarrenS says... You ever find one? I am looking as well. Are they also called Sfusato lemon? I found the following on one site - Santa Teresa lemons are an Italian variety of Citrus limon. According to some, they offer the most classic lemon flavor of all the varieties, yet one that is different from more modern, American-developed varieties. Santa Teresa lemons are a disease-resistant hybrid of the femminello ovale lemon. They are sometimes referred to as Femminello Santa Teresa lemons, Sfusato lemons or Sorrento lemons. | About the Author WarrenS KEDRON,4031,QLD 13th July 2023 12:02pm #UserID: 33473 Posts: 2 View All WarrenS's Edible Fruit Trees |
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