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The eremo- hybrids, which ones are worth it?
Peep:
A little more information from Olivier Biggio, who replied on this question on facebook:
--- Quote ---- Olivier: Eremolemon and eremorange make excellent jams. Citrangeremo is a good mouth fruit
- Me: Thanks for the feedback, do you also have an opinion on the eremomandarin(s)?
- Olivier: Jams. I prefer eremorange
--- End quote ---
This is translated from French.
So it could be that Eremomandarin is a bit similar to Eremorange, but not as good. But taste is subjective and he did not say that Eremomandarin is bad.
I am intrigued by Citrageremo being better to eat fresh than Eremomandarin, because it has Poncirus in the genetics.
From Agrumes De Provance (translated):
Eremorange:
--- Quote ---This selection of eremorange gives excellent quality fruit. In jam or candied fruit, its taste of mandarin, orange and harlequin English candy make this citrus fruit exceptional. With great resistance to cold, this product can be acclimatized in many regions. This selection was made by SB. Resistant to -15°.
--- End quote ---
Citrangeremo:
--- Quote ---This selection of eremocitrus of Mr. Thierry Asselucio gives small round orange fruits with red points in surmaturité. It presents round orange vesicles like that of the caviar lemons. Few seeds. Fruit can be used fresh, in jam and candied fruit. It is a hybrid between an eremocitrus glauca and a citrange (poncirus x orange). Plant of great resistance to the cold. Resists until -14°.
--- End quote ---
I don't usually take these details in descriptions from nurseries very serious, as they often don't put a huge amount of thought and care into these. But I noticed the similarity to what Olivier said.
SoCal2warm:
I think Citrangeremos are hybrids between Eremocitrus x Citrange.
pagnr:
Here's a picture of my Eremolemon Coachella on poncirus.
So what is the other Citrus at your fingertips ?
Looks like my "Microcitrus warburgiana". Mine has dark red new growth tips.
It came from an Australian arboretum, probably first from the UC Riverside collection as seed.
Peep:
--- Quote from: pagnr on September 07, 2022, 12:35:08 AM ---So what is the other Citrus at your fingertips ?
--- End quote ---
I believe it's my Shekwasha.
@SoCal2warm
Yes that's right, it's a cross with citrange. So Citrangeremo should be 25% ponicrus I think, and makes me wonder why it's a better mouth eating fruit than Eremorange...
Till:
Peep, my Citrangeremo grows well but never fruited. So I do not know how it tastes. But we should not be too skeptical what regards the taste. Poncirus has a very nice aroma besides its famous (horrible) off-flavours. Ilya's Starton (Swingle 5 Star x Morton) has much Poncirus in it but tastes very good.
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