Native bees work the flowers eagerly
the bracts read as a scattered horizontal drift instead of the familiar upright cloud
Fortunella crassifolia carries round
Braun's spikemoss built a steadier reputation: handsome
and this small tree will reward the gamble
Citrus 'Ponderosa' 25/11 Restock Native bees work the flowersThe 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