Eureka (U.S.A.) It is the most common variety in America and it exists also in Spain. This variety, appreciated for the fruit, juicy and with no pips, has a disadvantage: it doesnt tolerate low temperatures well. Lisbon (U.S.A. Florida) This
Scientific classification Citrus limun, family of the Rutaceae, subfamily of the Aurantiodeae, group of the Citrae, subgroup of the Citrinae, order of the Sapindales, class of the dicotyledons, division angiosperms. This plant comes from South-East Asia; the Arabs introduced it in
The eatable pulp (endocarp) is contained in a peel (epicarp or exocarp) which is quite thick and not eatable in the strict sense (because it doesn’t have a good taste, except in the kumquat). The epicarp (peel) consists of an
From Japanese ‘bon’ > ‘tray’ and ‘sai’ > to grow, to bring up, a bonsai is not only a miniature of natural trees, but actually a philosophy of life. To grow a bonsai you need technique, creativity and lots of patience. Bonsai tradition has ancient origins: Plinio the
Different techniques of propagation (or multiplication) of the citrus plants exist: the seeding: reproduction of a vegetable organism with a seed of the same genetic species as the mother-plant; the gemmary and corona grafting: normally various techniques of graft are used in order to
The lemon tree comes from a tropical and sub-tropical environment, thats why it needs to grow in a warm but sufficiently wet climate, with mild winters and not so wide ranges of temperature. For the lemon tree the best temperature to
Fungus The Phoma tracheiphila (Mal Secco disease) is a mycotic endemic disease that is very frequent and noxious for citrus fruit, especially for the lemon which, among all the citrus fruit, is the most susceptible to it and the most
