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Cold Hardy Citrus / Ichang Papada Kaviar
« on: November 10, 2023, 03:31:33 AM »
Here are pictures of a fruit of my Ichang Papeda. I apologize that the fotos is not as sharp as I wished. But you see that the structure of the juice sacs is exactly like that of the Fingerlime (C. australasiaca). It consists of small round perls. Interesting, isn't it? Is that normal for Ichang Papeda? I wonder why I did not realize it last year when I had my first fruits of the plant.
I am quite sure that I have pure C. ichangensis and not a hybrid. Leaves are typical, single flowers, not smelling, rich in nectar, seeds big, round and monoembryonic, sticky substance in the fruit, peel a bit bitter but otherwise mild, easy to peel, pulp juicy, sour and bitter.
Flowers were always cross pollinated with other citrus species. That's probably the reason why seed content of fruits was always small,a few with Rubino pollen, a few with frozen Morton pollen (the fruit in picture), but much more seeds with Chandler pollen. Still even when Chandler pollen was used there was some space left in the fruits for pulp.
My tree is a seedling tree from a hobby nursery.
I am quite sure that I have pure C. ichangensis and not a hybrid. Leaves are typical, single flowers, not smelling, rich in nectar, seeds big, round and monoembryonic, sticky substance in the fruit, peel a bit bitter but otherwise mild, easy to peel, pulp juicy, sour and bitter.
Flowers were always cross pollinated with other citrus species. That's probably the reason why seed content of fruits was always small,a few with Rubino pollen, a few with frozen Morton pollen (the fruit in picture), but much more seeds with Chandler pollen. Still even when Chandler pollen was used there was some space left in the fruits for pulp.
My tree is a seedling tree from a hobby nursery.