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neil shaba starts with ... How can I get thorn free citrus fruit? I have an unknown form of citrus fruit in Australia which has lots of thorns and would like to graft it to a thornless stem to see if this solves the problem. Is this how the citrus fruit trees in nurseries propagated to make them thorn free or is there another way? I think the citrus fruit I'm talking about is probobly what is known in the USA as soure orange. We use it instead of lemon as it is more flavoursome. There is also another one which I think is called citrus medicus which has a very thick rind and a small centre. We discard the centre, peel the outer irregular lemon coulor surface, boil the rind in the water and discard the water to rid the rind from its bitterness and then make a very delicious and tangy marmalade from it. Is this available in Australia and what do you caal it here? | About the Author neil panania 24th June 2007 10:54pm #UserID: 110 Posts: 5 View All neil's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jan5 Bundamba Qld. 26th June 2007 10:30pm #UserID: 88 Posts: 25 View All Jan5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... The citrus medica is also called the Citron it is used in confectionery and is one of the main ingredients in mixed peal. It is also used in religious ceremonies. It is mostly thorn free and we sell them, here is the link http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/search.php?q=citron&SType= We also sell the interesting and unusual looking Buddah's hand which is another form of citron and is used in the same way. They are wonderful room fresheners, filling the air with a spicy citrus scent. Even grafted citrus can have thorns, some have more than others. Thorniness can be a sign of juvenility and it can also be more prevalent on water shoots. Some citrus like the Lisbon lemon are naturally thorny. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 27th June 2007 3:24pm #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
neil shaba says... Thanks Jan and Kathy I checked out the seville orange and its name is naranja acida and funny enough it's called naranj where I come from and it fits the description. We used it back home instead of lemon because it has much more flavour. I'll have to plant some of these and some citrons in my future home backyard. | About the Author neil panania 30th June 2007 12:19pm #UserID: 110 Posts: 5 View All neil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jan5 Bundamba Qld. 30th June 2007 10:18pm #UserID: 88 Posts: 25 View All Jan5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author neil panania 1st July 2007 11:30pm #UserID: 110 Posts: 5 View All neil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kate says... Hi Neil/Jan/Kath, I have bought a Citron, Buddhas' Hand tree from bunnings in wollongong. Have also bought this fruit from Paddy's Market in Haymarket about a month ago may 2008 and made jam from the 4 fruit that I bought. I have the tree growing in a large pot at the moment and has a fruit growing on it. I hope not to jinx it, I'll post pictures when the fruit grow larger. cheers kate :) | About the Author katesbabacoandpepinoplants1 Wollongong 18th June 2008 5:57pm #UserID: 609 Posts: 4 View All katesbabacoandpepinoplants1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Vic Wa 24th July 2009 1:44pm #UserID: 2583 Posts: 1 View All Vic's Edible Fruit Trees |
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