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SusanB
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Posted: Fri 27 Jun, 2008 4:00 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLUP4GieVnQ

Horrible video (sorry), and doesn't look like a lemon at all to me... Any comments?

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Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9

Posted: Fri 27 Jun, 2008 4:31 pm

Since it grew from seed it may be a cross between a lemon and something like a grapefruit. They are very big, but have a thick peel and a large air gap.

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eyeckr
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Location: Virginia Beach, VA (zone 8a)

Posted: Fri 27 Jun, 2008 5:26 pm

This couple's tree looks to be a hybrid of pummelo to me. The largest lemons I have are the Ponderosa, Panzarella and Nine Pounder. I'm still waiting on my Panzarella to fruit but last fall I finally had a Nine Pounder set on my small tree. The Nine Pounder fell off early as I was inspecting the fruit one morning. I'm sure it would've gotten a lot bigger if it had stayed on the tree longer. Before it fruited I suspected that the Nine pounder was the same as the Ponderosa since the actual trees and leaf arrangement look nearly identical. I took some pics of it to share.


Nine Pounder Lemon with a small ruby red grapefruit
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Nine Pounder on top, Ponderosa on the bottom. Notice the open center of the Nine pounder vs the ponderosa's closed center and thick peel of each.
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The Nine Pounder had an "innie" while the Ponderosa had an "outie" Very Happy
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