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Poncirus trifoliata in Holland

 
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citrange
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Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Posts: 589
Location: UK - 15 miles west of London
Posted: Sat 19 Apr, 2014 4:41 pm
I need some help from any Dutch members of this forum!
There are several websites describing an idea (?) or a plan (?) or an active construction (?) or maybe an April Fools Joke (?). If I understand it correctly, the idea seems to be to mark the northern limit of the ancient Roman Empire by planting Poncirus trifoliata at archeological sites.
See
http://kettinghuls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/KettingHuls-A4-projectdocumentatie-Poncirus-Trifoliata-lage-resolutie.pdf
http://www.ladahrsak.com/HL_Architecture___citroen/citroen_products.html

Can anyone confirm what is happening here?

Mike/Citrange
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Citradia
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Joined: 24 Feb 2013
Posts: 86
Location: Old Fort, western NC, 7a
Posted: Mon 21 Apr, 2014 12:13 am
Did the Romans plant poncyrus as they expanded their ancient empire? Is there documented evidence of this? What would they use PT for? Interesting.
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mikkel
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Joined: 06 Jan 2009
Posts: 58
Location: Northern Germany Zone 7b
Posted: Mon 21 Apr, 2014 8:23 am
No they don`t. Poncirus was unknown in roman times. I guess it is all about the word lijm (dutch for limes, the roman border) and the word lime with the same pronounciation.
thats what it makes sound like a joke to me, but.... I understand it only rudimentary. Dutch is a bit like the dialect here but not fully....
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GregMartin
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Joined: 12 Jan 2011
Posts: 265
Location: southern Maine, zone 5/6
Posted: Mon 21 Apr, 2014 8:39 pm
This thread got me wondering...how long can a Poncirus trifoliata live? Any idea where the oldest known P.t. lives?
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