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Meyer Lemon

rhintransit - 12-28-2012 at 09:12 AM

I've seen the trees around, and where I am living now, have a Meyer Lemon that produces beautiful fruit. I'd really love to have one at my new house. Are the trees available for purchase here in Baja Sur (or Norte) or are they uh, imported, from the USA?
thanks

bajabound2005 - 12-28-2012 at 09:19 AM

mine was smuggled in by a friend.

monoloco - 12-28-2012 at 09:36 AM

If you know someone who has one you can have a cutting from it grafted to another citrus rootstock.

DENNIS - 12-28-2012 at 09:38 AM

http://localfoods.about.com/od/lemons/a/meyerlemons.htm

Mula - 12-28-2012 at 09:58 AM

I smuggled in 2 Meyers and then discovered a wholesale nursery in Constitucion that grafts Meyer and Eureka Lemons - 80 pesos a tree.

shari - 12-28-2012 at 11:07 AM

Juan's uncle gave us some of these yesterday...from San Igancio...talk about a lemon on steroids eh! I think it is called limon real....real friggin big!

limon

captkw - 12-28-2012 at 11:21 AM

Being that I know nothing about plants,fruit and veggies..I have seen those huge lemons and always thought that they were a mix between grapfruits and a lemons ?? am I way off base?? btw santiago has huge,sweet grapefruits (toronja) and they make great juice for drinks..with or without rum !!

vandenberg - 12-28-2012 at 11:31 AM

We got ours on the constiticion-Insurgentes highway, on the right jus past the gas company outlet. This was 15 years ago, but I believe they're still selling citrus trees of all kinds. We got a grapefruit, a Valencia orange, 2 Washington navels, 1 Meyers lemon, a Mandarin and a Tangerine tree from them. And, not to forget, a lime tree. All doing well and producing more fruit than we can possibly eat.

[Edited on 12-28-2012 by vandenberg]

willardguy - 12-28-2012 at 11:38 AM

shari, how do we know that isnt just the worlds smallest cellphone? :lol:

rhintransit - 12-28-2012 at 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by vandenberg
We got ours on the constiticion-Insurgentes highway, on the right jus past the gas company outlet. This was 15 years ago, but I believe they're still selling citrus trees of all kinds. We got a grapefruit, a Valencia orange, 2 Washington navels, 1 Meyers lemon, a Mandarin and a Tangerine tree from them. And, not to forget, a lime tree. All doing well and producing more fruit than we can possibly eat.

[Edited on 12-28-2012 by vandenberg]

I volunteer to take the Meyer lemons off your hands! at least until I can get to Constitucion and get a tree that produces fruit. just baked a fabulous lemon bread with the last of the fruit here. yum.

Mula - 12-28-2012 at 12:26 PM

The San Nicolas Harvest 2 weeks ago:

And Yes that big bumpy lemon is a Baja Cusiosity - I've been told. They are great for lemonade.

We have about 6 of those trees in San Nicolas, too.

Mula - 12-28-2012 at 12:27 PM

The fresh produce vendors in Lopez Mateos last Saturday were selling Meyer Lemons for 10 pesos each.

durrelllrobert - 12-28-2012 at 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by captkw
Being that I know nothing about plants,fruit and veggies..I have seen those huge lemons and always thought that they were a mix between grapfruits and a lemons ?? am I way off base?? btw santiago has huge,sweet grapefruits (toronja) and they make great juice for drinks..with or without rum !!

Per DENNIS' post above:
thought to be a cross between Eurekas or Lisbons and a mandarin orange.

shari - 12-29-2012 at 08:25 AM

willard guy...aha!!! THAT is why I kept the table in the photo...for doubting Thomas's...jejejeje

this animal has very thick skin..(unlike myself) and has a very subtle flavour...like a lemony flavoured orange....a lima...that looks like a yellow orange with very thin skin.... I just eat the pulp and spit out the skin of the slice. They grow on you....I love them.

durrelllrobert - 12-29-2012 at 09:35 AM

Quote: I just eat the pulp and spit out the skin of the slice.

That sounds very attractive :lol:

Mula..

bajadave1 - 12-29-2012 at 02:28 PM

Mula, can you give directions to the place in constitution that sells the myers trees? I have a friend driving down soon, that might make a purchase for me. We are south now, and not driving north again this year.
Gracias,
David
:bounce:

Side note-----ruby red grapefruit

bajadave1 - 12-29-2012 at 02:34 PM

Anyone know of a source in BCS?
Gracias.
David

Mula - 12-30-2012 at 05:22 AM

BajaDave1.

Same place for Toronja Roja: (Don't know if that is the same as a Ruby Red).

On the north end of Cd. Constitucion:

There is no name on it. There is a land for sale sign by the entrance to the area.

The name of the man is Ildefonso Green. He has been there for 30 plus years. He speaks English.

It is 2 driveways to the north of the Gasapasa (propane plant) station on the way to Constitucion on the west side of the road. Sort of kitty corner from Vivero Magda.

Don't know if he has them this year but hopefully.

Citrus planting is between now and the end of February. After that it is not good to plant citrus. But I actually have planted citrus in all times of the year.

AmoPescar - 12-30-2012 at 08:51 PM

LOOKS THE SIZE OF A PUMPKIN!!!

Quote:

Originally posted by shari
Juan's uncle gave us some of these yesterday...from San Igancio...talk about a lemon on steroids eh! I think it is called limon real....real friggin big!

Miguelamo

rhintransit - 2-3-2013 at 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mula
BajaDave1.

Same place for Toronja Roja: (Don't know if that is the same as a Ruby Red).

On the north end of Cd. Constitucion:

There is no name on it. There is a land for sale sign by the entrance to the area.

The name of the man is Ildefonso Green. He has been there for 30 plus years. He speaks English.

It is 2 driveways to the north of the Gasapasa (propane plant) station on the way to Constitucion on the west side of the road. Sort of kitty corner from Vivero Magda.

Don't know if he has them this year but hopefully.

Citrus planting is between now and the end of February. After that it is not good to plant citrus. But I actually have planted citrus in all times of the year.

just wanted to follow up...I stopped by here/there a few weeks ago and picked out my Meyer lemon tree. good place, lots of citrus and other tree type plants, good prices (100 pesos for the lemon) guy speaks english. a little hard to find but follow the instructions above. it's just past the last of the three bridges going south, before you rejoin the four lane proper.

These are Ponderosa Lemon....a hybrid of a lemon and a citron

mcfez - 2-3-2013 at 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by shari
Juan's uncle gave us some of these yesterday...from San Igancio...talk about a lemon on steroids eh! I think it is called limon real....real friggin big!

Osprey - 2-3-2013 at 08:43 AM

The big lemones down this way, in the villages and on the ranchos are called Lemon Dulce. No good for lemonada but exemplary for tequila sippin'. Once you try it, the next time you sip good tequila you will miss it like I do.

oladulce - 2-3-2013 at 08:49 AM

Thanks for the info on the nursery by Gaspasa plant- didn't know it was still open. I bought a "toronja" tree from Santa Anita nursery (on the courthouse street in Cd C) which has yielded one fruit, which turned out to be an orange. Still looking for a grapefruit and will stop by Sr Green's.

But if Mula's beautiful healthy trees are what citrus should look like, I should save my money and the water til I figure out why mine are so puny-looking.