Re: Most cold tolerant lemon

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Dear List,
 The Hardy Lemon. The doctor's answer would mean it is not as hardy as the 
Hardy Orange. Is this true as  I have been growing the Hardy Orange in my 
backyard for the last 20 years? Should I try it if I can find some.  Bruce
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch_mnd@dataone.in>
To: "Cathe'" <sunshine.works@gmail.com>
Cc: "Rarefruit list" <rarefruit@lists.ibiblio.org>; "NAFEX" 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Most cold tolerant lemon


> Dear Cathe,
>
> It is very difficult to make a prediction.  But the areas where apples 
> grow here, gets snowfall and the minimum temperature can go down upto -5 
> C.  There are no trials carried out on its cold resistance.  I cannot say 
> if it will resist -10-12 C.  But it will be worth trying.
>
> Here is the Fruitipedia link for it:
>
> http://www.fruitipedia.com/galgal.htm
>
> It has a quite long range of climate and starts growing from subtropical 
> areas.  It grows semi-wild.  It is a very popular fruit and widely used 
> for pickling and as a souring agent in preparing Indian dishes.
>
> It is more near to lemon and the common English name is "Hill Lemon".
>
> It is a better sour fruit than the common European lemon and should be 
> promoted.  About 20 years ago, I had written an article on it in POMONA, 
> the quarterly magazine of the North American Fruit Explorers.  The article 
> evoked a great interest and I had received over 100 letters (there was no 
> e-mail during those days) in response to that article.
>
> The season for galgal will start soon and I can send few seeds to those 
> who are interested in trying it.
>
> Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
> www.fruitipedia.com
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Cathe'
>  To: parmarch_mnd@dataone.in
>  Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 7:08 AM
>  Subject: Re: Most cold tolerant lemon
>
>
>  Dr. Chiranjit Parmar,
>
>  Can you help me find out if Galgal would grow here in the mountains of 
> California. I am in a zone 7. Meaning that it can get down to 5 to 10 
> degrees F or  -12 to -15 C?
>  Thank you. and where would I find this Galgal for sale?
>  Thanks very much for what you are doing for fruit worldwide,
>  Cathe' Fish
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar 
> <parmarch_mnd@dataone.in> wrote:
>
>    Dear all,
>
>    Do you know which is the most cold tolerant lemon?  It is cultivated, 
> used extensively and can grow even with apples.
>
>    If not, see this week's "Fruit Fact" in Fruitipedia.
>
>    Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
>    www.fruitipedia.com
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