Kye wrote:
Is it edible???

Kye.

"Richard Wright" wrote in message
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On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 03:38:55 GMT, Malcolm Manners
wrote:


Richard Wright wrote:

This grotesquely shaped citrus is growing in a Sydney garden.

What in the name of fortune is it?

http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/citrus.jpg

It's a Buddha's Hand citron, Citrus medica sarcodactylus. Often grown
as a conversation piece.

Thanks Malcolm. It's a conversation piece alright.




Technically edible, in that there's nothing poisonous there. But it's
mostly peel, with very little pulp inside, and the pulp is sour and
lemon-like. The fruit is highly fragrant when ripe, and one of them in
a room will make the whole room smell good.