Re: Re:Buddha's hand

Not familiar but I agree, it sounds interesting. The only exotic lime I have is a 2-year-old seedling Palestine lime. No flowers, no fruit yet--but spines up to 3-inches long. Nasty looking.

On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:05 PM, TeichFlora@aol.com wrote:

Great pic, Jim. I've always been a fan of that Citrus, but since I have
limited space, and it is not edible, I passed. Saw an Australian lime at the
annual Bulb & Plant Mart on Thursday of last week. It was almost like the
Buddha's hand, but not in hand form, just long edible fingers. The fruit is
comprised of tiny little balls, like a lime caviar, that burst in your mouth when
bit down on. Didn't get to try it, but it sure looked different. Be
perfect for over a fish or in a Cuba Libre I thought. I forgot the botanical name
on that Australian Lime. I'd like to some day try it. By the way, it
doesn't have the foliage like a citrus, it's tiny, like a boxwood, and supposed to
grow like a evergreen shrub, not a tree. Sounds interesting, huh??? New
to the Houston area though, so they weren't sure how hardy it was, and so I
thought I'd wait till spring before purchasing. Never know we might get a
serious winter, I have enough things that would need babysitting then without a
new Citrus too. Are you familiar with this one, Jim???
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast

In a message dated 10/15/2006 11:02:24 PM Central Standard Time,
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:


Just added a picture of this year's nicest Buddha's hand, which is
nearly ripe. It's 7+ inches long and has 21 fingers. Probably weighs
3/4 pound or more.

http://snipurl.com/z2rf

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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