citrus rootstock fruit! (forum)

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Im wondering if anyone has grown Triofiolata Root stock to full maturity.
ie Grown the fruit. What does it taste like? If it is drought tolerant I would like to grow the rootstock and juice the fruit!!

Time: 3rd July 2007 11:02am

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Kath says...
The fruits are very resiny like a kaffir lime fruit, they are considered to be inedible although not toxic as far as I know. Very spikey tree. A bush lemon would be hardy and produce fruit that are juicy and palatable.

Time: 3rd July 2007 1:45pm

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MaryT says...
I wonder if anyone can ID this 'volunteer' that grew from a dead lemon tree - must be the rootstock; big leaved, vigourous and I find attractive. Is it worth growing? It's not in an ideal spot yet it does not seem to mind.
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Time: 10th May 2012 7:06am

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Brendan says...
Hi MaryT, doesn't look like a citrus to me, but I could be wrong. If you squash a leaf in your hands, does it smell like citrus?

Time: 10th May 2012 8:38am

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MaryT says...
Oh yes, Brendan. Definitely citrus - mandarin perhaps? Smells like it anyway.

Time: 10th May 2012 8:53am

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Brendan says...
Yes MaryT, I can usually pick a mardarin tree by the smell of the leaves too. Might be a 'MaryT' variety mando? :-)
I have a 'Brendan' variety sweet lemon, (not a lemonade), that I plan to hopefully develope. It looks like a bush lemon, but you can't eat the skin, but it's beautiful and SWEET inside!?

Time: 10th May 2012 9:02am

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jakfruitetiquette says...
Looks like a Citrus, if it's a rootstock sucker, I would 1st guess rough lemon, then maybe sweet orange, probably not mandarin??
Best to compare leaf taste/scent of yours to known types.

Time: 10th May 2012 6:09pm

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Mike says...
Mary strike with an iron fist and cut it down to size before you get attched to it.

Time: 10th May 2012 6:40pm

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MaryT says...
Brendan we eagerly awaits your Citrus brandanii. Mike you are so decisive and ruthless! I am already getting quite fond of this one. LOL It has the largest and glossiest leaf that I've ever seen on a citrus :) It is also in a spot to slow the bamboo. I will keep an eye on it.

Time: 11th May 2012 6:56am

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Brendan says...
Thanks for that MaryT! But I've been thinking, what would one use a sweet lemon for? You know, we use lemons because they're nice & sour :-)

Just wondering, would you have a recipe for 'beef & veg stir-fry'? Your banana cake was perfect! :-)
I'm mainly after that 'special' sauce. It had fish sauce, palm sugar, soy sauce and something else?

Time: 11th May 2012 7:19am

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jakfruitetiquette says...
Sweet lemons, making lemonade without cane sugar

Time: 11th May 2012 7:36am

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MaryT says...
Brendan - think about the recipes that has the lemon flavour yet needs tons of sugar to sweeten it and there's your answer to why we need a sweet lemon. The Meyer lemon fits the bill but I'm sure there's room for another :)

We know you're growing beef for the manure for your bananas so I'm not surprised that you now want a recipe for stir fried beef. :) Fish sauce and palm sugar are not ingredients that Chinese (I'm Cantonese) would routinely use in their cooking. Jujube (Lucy) might be able to help you there.

Time: 11th May 2012 7:52am

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Julie says...
I cut back a grapefruit (I had three) right down to the ground, but it eventually sprouted and turned into a tree.

Turned out to be a bush lemon, and it is pretty useful. No water or fertiliser ever, and it produces a good crop of fruit.



Time: 11th May 2012 8:45pm

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MaryT says...
Thanks for that, Julie! I have a good feeling about this one. :) Oh I do hope it is a bush lemon.

Time: 11th May 2012 9:06pm

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Brendan says...
Hi MaryT & jakfruit, thanks for the suggestions about my sweet lemon, unreal.
MaryT, what are the ingredients you would use, that will do :-)
And if Jujube reads this, I wouldn't mind her recipe either. Thanks.
MaryT, my neighbour has the cattle :-) I just 'borrow' the waste, lol!

Time: 12th May 2012 8:33am

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MaryT says...
Yes, Brendan - sweet lemons; throw them my way as I love lemons and am diabetic. :)

At risk of being told off for writing recipes on a fruit tree forum, here's what this Cantonese does with a Beef Stir Fry (stir fry vegetables separately if using):

Slice up a tender steak across the grain
Marinade for up to half an hour with a large pinch of salt and sugar, some white pepper, a teaspoon each of Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce and tapioca flour. Mix well then stir in A LITTLE water - beef should NOT look even WET. Stir in a little oil and sesame oil just before cooking.

Heat a wok till smoking, swirl in a couple of tablespoons of oil, add slivers of garlic, ginger, spring onions plus/minus chilli etc (optional) then add beef and toss for a couple of minutes. Keep on high heat and splash in more wine. Finally, if you want sauce, mix half a teaspoon of tapioca flour with about a quarter cup of water (here is where you can add fish sauce and palm sugar or other flavouring e.g. oyster sauce if desired) and add to wok, stir till it thickens (almost immediately.)

Plate up and throw on top of stir fried vegetables or toss them in with the beef before plating.

Sorry to be so long winded - it happens in a flash in real life :)

Time: 12th May 2012 6:43pm

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Mike says...
Mary,I think lemons just can't match citrange and a few other rootstocks for bitterness and a funny aftertaste.I still say mulch patrol for your uninvited guest.

Time: 12th May 2012 7:34pm

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MaryT says...
Mike, my mulching arm is in a sling at the moment (it's true I swear) so will sharpen the axe when it's back on duty. Sadly there's a strong chance I will not make it to Vietnam and Cambodia in August. However, a student will be in Malaysia and Singapore for five weeks during that time and he would be willing to find things if necessary.

Time: 12th May 2012 7:50pm

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Mike says...
Sorry to hear that Mary you seem to be having a hard time lately.It would be a pity to miss the trip but your health and wellbeing must come first.
Getting seeds for other people might have to take a backseat.

Time: 12th May 2012 8:07pm

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MaryT says...
A minor complication in the scheme of things, Mike. I'll be back but the citrus gets a reprieve :)

Time: 12th May 2012 9:25pm

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Brendan says...
Thanks for that MaryT, here's my email address: bitquicker at bigpond dot com.
Your recipe does sound good too :-)

Time: 13th May 2012 7:57am

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MaryT says...
Thanks for email address Brendan. Mine is tngmryatyahoodotcomdotau. Happy cooking.

Time: 13th May 2012 8:29am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Brendan,

How sweet is your lemon because the sauce will depend on how sweet it is? Like an valencia orange, navel orange? lemonnade? manderin? Myer lemon?

and also wheather how juicy it is? can you separate the pith from the segment those questions will make a big different to recipes.

Time: 13th May 2012 4:26pm

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Brendan says...
Hi jujube, it's like a normal 'bush lemon' AFTER eating a miracle fruit or two :-)
It's not real good on fish, oysters etc, but very nice & juicey to eat straight.
The tree copped a hiding with the 2

Time: 14th May 2012 8:20am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Brendan,

I am not sure if I should post some recipes on this fruit tree forum.

Please contact me if you would like recipes for your sweet lemon.

jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Time: 14th May 2012 9:18am

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