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OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« on: April 18, 2019, 08:23:16 AM »
Anyone have any decent Italian lemon varieties they would like to trade budsticks?

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2019, 03:49:48 PM »
I'd love to, as I am sure most of us in the quarantine zone would.

But, well, you understand.

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2019, 08:45:00 AM »
Thanks Millet the St Teresa budwood arrived in great shape!

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2019, 08:51:03 AM »
Oolie what do you have? I might be interested in buying a few budsticks from you.
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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2019, 11:20:12 AM »
Monachello lemons no longer available in the US either?

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2019, 12:07:26 PM »
Here's a list of lemons I'm looking for, any help would be great.

Monachello lemon
Corpaci lemon
Femminello Ovale
Femminello Sfusato
Genoa lemon
Limonero Fino 49
Lunario lemon
Villafranca lemon

Sad part is I had most of these years ago...

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2019, 08:29:46 PM »
I should have Genoa budwood for you by the end of summer.


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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2019, 09:13:41 PM »
Thanks Kelley. I see you have some nice lemon varities.

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2019, 01:52:38 PM »
I've been in contact with ivica & am trying to get him posting here. He's a great wealth of lemon knowledge...

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2019, 11:05:46 PM »
Laaz, I thought I was satisfied with my citrus collection until I saw your post. Now I want those varieties also!

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2019, 11:50:20 PM »
Laaz, I thought I was satisfied with my citrus collection until I saw your post. Now I want those varieties also!
No kidding! What a way to scramble a CCPP order in the last minute!

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2019, 12:15:14 AM »
Lmao! Problem is UCR won't release most of them.

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2019, 12:42:03 AM »
As far as I can tell, that Sfusato Amalfitano is not the "limone pane" that is referenced in the cedro salad post... That huge limone pane seems to be Limone di Procida. The Sfusato Amalfitano is what replaced it commercially, I believe, and it's a "femminello", which I assume means smaller in a male chauvinistic world (unless it refers to a smoother skin)... The search continues...
https://vivaifrappetta.it/prodotto/limone-di-procida/

Edit:
I think this shows how confusing the naming is. Here's Amalfi Bread Lemon: https://www.oscartintori.it/en/prodotto/amalfi-bread-lemon/ and here's Amalfi Lemon (a much more std lemon): https://www.oscartintori.it/en/prodotto/amalfi-lemon/. Plus for good measure a Femminello Amalfi Lemon (seedless): https://www.oscartintori.it/en/prodotto/adamo-femminello-lemon-seedless-vcr-103/. I still can't tell from that description whether the Amalfi Bread Lemon is really the huge fruit... The description of the Roman Citron https://www.oscartintori.it/en/prodotto/roman-citron/ seems much closer to what the recipes mention.
Ok, next search is for "howto smuggle lemons into CA"  :o
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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2019, 01:05:17 AM »
Haha, I edited my post at the same time as you posted  8) Addictive search! But yeah, "it's a mess"...

Edit: looks like the Corsican Citron is the closest match in the UCR Citrus Variety Collection...
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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2019, 03:16:02 PM »
Laaz, I'm curious, what are you going to do with so many lemon trees?  You will have so many more fruits then you could possibly ever use, or perhaps could ever give away.,

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2019, 03:18:52 PM »
I use lemons on pretty much everything. And here fresh seafood is pretty much the norm as well.

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2019, 09:37:39 AM »
During the winter- early spring one can buy here these big bumpy lemons from Amalfi region, exceptionally good, moderately soar with sweet albedo.



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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2019, 09:50:18 AM »
Do you the name of that particular lemon cultivar from the Amalfi coast?

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #20 on: April 30, 2019, 10:11:39 AM »
Ilya, I'm waiting for you to send me some seeds...   ;D

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #21 on: April 30, 2019, 12:54:51 PM »
Do you the name of that particular lemon cultivar from the Amalfi coast?
No, on the price tag it was marked just Italian organic lemons. As you see  on the box it is written that they were packed  in the town of Battipaglia not far from Amalfi coast.
Look like Sfusato Amalfitano lemons.
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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #22 on: April 30, 2019, 12:57:44 PM »
Ilya, I'm waiting for you to send me some seeds...   ;D
Yes Sir ;D,
Just need your address by PM.
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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2019, 11:00:49 AM »
Thanks G (eyeckr) for the budwood.

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Re: OK, I've decided to start a Italian lemon collection.
« Reply #24 on: May 05, 2019, 07:33:51 AM »
This place has Monachello but doesn't ship & only 15 gal... They must be available in CA.

https://www.urbantreefarm.com/fruit/citrus/citrus-lemon-monachello.html