Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1476 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
Posted: Sun 29 Apr, 2012 4:16 am
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It's a nice variety that I would add to my collection if I still had room.
I don't know how common it is in the states, but $50 seems kinda expensive to me...
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5657 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
Posted: Sun 29 Apr, 2012 3:25 pm
This brings up a good question. Florida used to have some citrus growers that specialized in all of these rare varieties. I remember looking at many web sites from FL back in the early 2000's that had citrus I never heard of or saw before. All of these sites are now gone & I wonder with greening if the majority of these rare plants are now gone forever. Looking back, I wish I got a lot more of the rare stuff that was available.
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Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5657 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
Posted: Sat 05 May, 2012 11:49 am
Yes, in Europe there are many ancient citrus varieties. Here in the USA, the only interest is in sweet good tasting citrus. If it's not, nobody seems to want it. It's a pretty sad situation & many old varieties may disappear forever.
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