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Mark_T
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Location: Gilbert,AZ
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| Posted: Mon 16 Apr, 2012 6:07 am |
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| MarcV wrote: | | Mark_T wrote: | | I have some Bouquet de Nice trees I grafted up recently, looking forward to seeing these double blooms. |
That's another interesting variety, but not the same as bouquet de fleurs which has single flowers and crincled leaves.
| Mark_T wrote: | | Did you find the lime leaves aroma pleasant? |
Not really, actually, and once the aroma is on your hands it stays there for quite a while!  But I do like the plant with its unusual leaves and large spines! |
Hmm, mine smells great like intense lime and is almost thornless. |
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MarcV
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| Posted: Mon 16 Apr, 2012 5:08 pm |
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The lime smell is there but it isn't very intense. Maybe because I'm crushing old leaves?  The scent of the leaves of my Bearss lime is much stronger...
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Mark_T
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| Posted: Mon 16 Apr, 2012 6:04 pm |
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| MarcV wrote: | | The lime smell is there but it isn't very intense. Maybe because I'm crushing old leaves? The scent of the leaves of my Bearss lime is much stronger... |
It is certainly more intense on the new leaves. Just rubbing on my old leaves doesn't leave much of a scent. |
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MarcV
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| Posted: Sat 21 Apr, 2012 5:40 pm |
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I visited a garden center today and guess what? I found a citrus plant that was on my wish list!  It's a small eustis limequat. It's not a "have to have" but a "nice to have"  .
Here it is:
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Laaz
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| Posted: Sat 21 Apr, 2012 6:29 pm |
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And they go great with Corona !
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MarcV
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| Posted: Sat 21 Apr, 2012 7:25 pm |
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I should try that out then!
What seems odd is that the leaves don't have a lime aroma when crushed...
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Millet
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| Posted: Sat 21 Apr, 2012 8:33 pm |
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The Eustis Limequat was first developed in 1909 by Mr. Walter. T. Swingle of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Florida. Swingle named the fruit after the city of Eustis, Florida. Eustis Limequat is the best of the three limequats (Eustis, Lakeland and Tavares). It is a cross of the round kumquat and a Key lime. - Millet (274 BO-) |
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Laaz
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| Posted: Sat 21 Apr, 2012 8:34 pm |
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No they don't. A nice thing about them, it is the only "quat" I have that will flower all year.
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igor.fogarasi
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| Posted: Sun 22 Apr, 2012 4:51 pm |
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great looking tree! yellow container gives it even more of a unique appearance... |
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Laaz
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| Posted: Sun 22 Apr, 2012 5:36 pm |
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Mines in the ground & I prune the hell out of it every year, but it loads up with excellent fruit none the less.
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MarcV
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| Posted: Mon 23 Apr, 2012 4:11 pm |
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| igor.fogarasi wrote: | | great looking tree! yellow container gives it even more of a unique appearance... |
Those plants originate from a nursery that puts their plants in containers that are color matched with the fruit color
http://www.citrusplants.info/
| Laaz wrote: | | Mines in the ground & I prune the hell out of it every year, but it loads up with excellent fruit none the less. |
Sounds like you drink a lot of Corona!
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Laaz
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| MarcV wrote: | | Sounds like you drink a lot of Corona! |
I think I keep them in business... 
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Sven_limoen
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| Posted: Thu 26 Apr, 2012 11:57 am |
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Very nice tree Marc! To bad I'm skipping citrus shoppig this year. 
| Laaz wrote: | | And they go great with Corona ! |
I think every lime would go great with corona. When I drink a corona I push the limeslice in the bottleneck so every sip contains the mixture :p.
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Laaz
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| Posted: Thu 26 Apr, 2012 12:20 pm |
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| Sven_limoen wrote: | Very nice tree Marc! To bad I'm skipping citrus shoppig this year.
| Laaz wrote: | | And they go great with Corona ! |
I think every lime would go great with corona. When I drink a corona I push the limeslice in the bottleneck so every sip contains the mixture :p. |
Great minds think alike !
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