Ponderosa lemon is less cold hardy than a true lemon. Its skin is thin, and the pulp is divided in 6-7 gores with few seeds. " I find that they are much easier to peel now that they have the thick skin. Origin. It was named for its bumpy, uneven thick skinned yellow fruit, and is sweeter than other lemon varieties. I find that they are much easier to peel now that they have the thick skin. I have a Eureka lemon tree about 8' tall, which grows very well. Ponderosa lemons have thick and bumpy skins, and they are thought to be a cross between a lemon and a citron. The bush lemon can be very low in juice, but often always features a much stronger-tasting flesh than other lemons. Commercial Lemons. Femminello’ This variety includes different selections of average size lemons, quite thick skin and less juice content than other varieties, but more acid. This small tree is grown mainly as an ornamental but the fruit has good lemon flavor and produces a lot of juice. Ponderosa lemon also has larger than average citrus flowers, and bears fruit throughout the year. I don't know why but it's true. Femminello’ This variety includes different selections of average size lemons, quite thick skin and less juice content than other varieties, but more acid. However, the fruit gets extrmely large and has thick skin… The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. The lemon fruit doesn’t have a lot of flesh and isn’t one of the juiciest lemon varieties. The photo specimen was about 8 inches diameter. Hello there, my Meyer lemon tree has a good crop of fruit but every lemon has very thick skin and a lot of white pith. The amount of seeds depends on the harvest. They are highly frost intolerant and as such, only grow in warm or hot climates. They are sweeter now than they were at the start of the season also. A wild lemon from subtropical Australia, the bush lemon or rough lemon (botanical name Citrus jambhiri) is very hardy, with a thick bumpy skin (like citron, below) and a strong lemon flavor from the rind—similar to a true lemon. Eurekas may have a few seeds and a somewhat pitted skin, while Lisbons are commonly seedless with smoother skin. Eurekas have a pronounced nipple at their bottom and a rough, thick skin, which makes them good for lemon zest. Dimple. The lumps caused by some parasites sometimes but mainly contained on the skin. The fruits are seedy, and while they look similar to a citron, they taste like a lemon. The bumpy-skinned lemon has a rounder shape than the traditional lemon oblong shape. From The Garden Forum: I live in Mill Valley, CA, just north of San Francisco. Both types have medium-thick skins and are abundantly juicy. It originated in the late 1880s in Maryland, and the fruit is smaller than true lemons. Ponderosa lemon trees are thorny and can reach heights of 15 feet or more. On lemon, citrus bud mite causes similarly distorted fruit. Variegated Pink. If distortion is due to Tristeza, fruit have seed that are smaller and darker or more pinkish than normal seed. The fruit is roughly spherical with a thick bumpy skin and can weigh up to 2 pounds. Producing very bumpy thick-skinned lemons, the Ponderosa lemon tree is considered a lemon-citron hybrid. The other common lemon … The Cape Rough Skinned Lemon is the oldest variety of lemon in South Africa. Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. If what you have are those big varieties of lemon, the asian one, they are sweeter than those with no lumps. But if a dimple in the breast doesn’t go away, it can also be a sign of breast cancer.This symptom is caused when a tumor (lump) deep in the breast pulls the skin inward causing it to indent (it is not caused by an underwire bra! However, the fruit gets extrmely large and has thick skin… Rough lemons (Citrus × jambhiri) are a medium-sized type of Indian lemon that has a rough bumpy skin. Ponderosa lemon is less cold hardy than a true lemon. Why Citrus Fruit Get Thick Peels And Little Pulp 10:32 PM Ian For a citrus grower, nothing can be more frustrating than waiting all season for an lemon, lime, orange or other citrus fruit to ripen only to discover that the inside of the fruit has a very thick peel and is more rind than pulp. It bears medium to large fruit that have a thick and bumpy … The two major types of lemons you'll find in grocery stores and even farm stands in the United States are Eureka and Lisbon.Both are acidic. The Meyer lemon (the type we see in the grocery store) is relatively small, and usually thin skinned, relative to other lemon varieties.