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LEMONS
GENOA - Eureka type of lemon. Tree smaller than other lemons and is well suited to most home gardens. Bears heavily while still young and produces a heavy summer crop.
LEMONADE - Fast growing and bears quite heavily when young. Bears July to August. Fresh tangy flavour, fruit has pale yellow rind and relatively easy to peel.
LISBON - A strong growing, fairly large tree, bearing its heaviest crop in late winter and spring, a very hardy standard variety.
MEYER - Most popular lemon for the home garden. Fruits heavily year after year. Thin-skinned, smooth, bright golden fruit throughout the year. Hardiest of all lemons.
VILLA FRANCA - Thornless and a smaller tree than Lisbon. Prolific and bears a heavy summer crop.
YEN BEN - Lisbon type but with a thin skin and smaller in growth. Fruits July. Fruit very juicy popular export variety.
LIMES
BEARRS - Originated in California. Selection of Tahiti Lime. More precocious. Fruits in 2-3 years.
KAFFIR - The leaves of which are an essential ingredient in many Thai and Malaysian recipes. Very popular from restaurateurs. Frost tender.
MEXICAN - The tree yields good crops of deep-orange easy peel fruits but very sour.
TAHITIAN - A vigorous tree with bold dark green leaves slightly serrated at the edges. The fruit are small to medium in size, turning a pale yellow at maturity. The skin is thin, the flesh juicy and without seed. Fruit ripens winter. Known as Green Lime.
GENOA - Eureka type of lemon. Tree smaller than other lemons and is well suited to most home gardens. Bears heavily while still young and produces a heavy summer crop.
LEMONADE - Fast growing and bears quite heavily when young. Bears July to August. Fresh tangy flavour, fruit has pale yellow rind and relatively easy to peel.
LISBON - A strong growing, fairly large tree, bearing its heaviest crop in late winter and spring, a very hardy standard variety.
MEYER - Most popular lemon for the home garden. Fruits heavily year after year. Thin-skinned, smooth, bright golden fruit throughout the year. Hardiest of all lemons.
VILLA FRANCA - Thornless and a smaller tree than Lisbon. Prolific and bears a heavy summer crop.
YEN BEN - Lisbon type but with a thin skin and smaller in growth. Fruits July. Fruit very juicy popular export variety.
LIMES
BEARRS - Originated in California. Selection of Tahiti Lime. More precocious. Fruits in 2-3 years.
KAFFIR - The leaves of which are an essential ingredient in many Thai and Malaysian recipes. Very popular from restaurateurs. Frost tender.
MEXICAN - The tree yields good crops of deep-orange easy peel fruits but very sour.
TAHITIAN - A vigorous tree with bold dark green leaves slightly serrated at the edges. The fruit are small to medium in size, turning a pale yellow at maturity. The skin is thin, the flesh juicy and without seed. Fruit ripens winter. Known as Green Lime.
