If life gives you lemons...

[adrian jordin]

...take some photos of them....


image1204_007 by jordin57, on Flickr

Actually this is a Citron, Citrus medica similar to a lemon but much bigger.

This was taken in the glasshouse at the Bristol Univeristy Botanic Gardens last week.
I think I shall be going back there on a regular basis throughout the year to practice my plant photography....

 

[Pete Askew]

and with some gin, tonic and ice in the bag!! Nice focus and detail Adrian.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Looks like a lemon and a lime spent some quality time together

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Loving the yellow to green grad on the fruit - and the texture

Never seen one of these - assume it tastes lemon-like?

 

[adrian jordin]

The yellow green colouring is due to the ripening process, its completely yellow when fully ripe.

Aparently (I have never tasted one fresh), there isn't much juice inside. Instead, the thick inner pith is what is used for flavouring, and is used in candied peel, etc.