Citrus 'Ponderosa' 25/11 Restock when Parrotia persica opens the

when Parrotia persica opens the first flowers

She flowers on side-shoots two and three years old

The white is not down or hairs but a fine waxy powder

the bracts read as a scattered horizontal drift instead of the familiar upright cloud

once established she is drought-tolerant and shrugs off the blackspot and mildew that plague lesser roses

Citrus 'Ponderosa' 25/11 Restock when Parrotia persica opens theThe Ponderosa lemon is grown for spectacle as much as for the kitchen. The fruits are enormous, often two to four pounds each, thick skinned and gloriously bumpy, hanging like green gold cannonballs among the glossy leaves. For all the size, the flesh is tart, juicy, and true lemon in flavor, and works in any recipe a regular lemon would, with the novelty of a single fruit that can fill a hand. The history is tangled, and rather fun. Discovered as a