POMELO

CITRUS GRANDIS

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The pomelo, (Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis), is a citrus fruit native to South East Asia. Other names for pomelo include pummelo, pommelo, Chinese grapefruit, jabong, lusho fruit, pompelmous, and shaddock.

Pomelos are also referred to as chakotara in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Vietnam, two particularly well known varieties called bưởi Năm Roi is cultivated in the Trà Ôn district of Vinh Long Province of the Mekong Delta region and bưởi da xanh in Ben Tre Province.

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Family: Rutaceae

Common Name: Pomelo, Limau Bali, Limau Besar, Shaddock, Pummelo, Limau Betawi

Common Name (Chinese): 柚子

Synonym: Citrus grandis

Leaf Colour: Green

Flower Colour: White

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Butterfly Host Plant: Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon, 美凤蝶), Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly, 达摩凤蝶)

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Cultivation and uses

The Chandler is a Californian variety with a smoother skin than many other varieties. An individual fruit can reach the weight of one kilogram.

The tangelo is a hybrid between the pomelo and the tangerine. It has a thicker skin than a tangerine and is less sweet.

The pomelo tastes like a sweet, mild grapefruit - it has very little or none of the common grapefruit's bitterness, but the membranes of the segments are bitter and usually discarded. The peel is sometimes used to make marmalade, or candied then dipped in chocolate. The peel of the pomelo is also used in Chinese cooking or candied. In general, citrus peel is often used in southern Chinese cuisine for flavouring, especially in sweet soup desserts.

In the Philippines, the fruit is known as the suhâ, or lukban, and is eaten as a dessert or snack. The pommelo, cut into wedges, is dipped in salt before it is eaten, and pommelo is also a flavour for juice drink mixes.

Growing from Seeds

1. Collect fruits from tree or buy fruits

2. Remove the outer flesh for eating

3. Clean away all flesh from seeds

4. Soak in water for 10 - 14 days. Change water daily

5. Fill bottom of pot with LECA

6. Fill with potting mix

7. Arrange seeds on the top

8. Cover with thin layer of potting mix. Water with sprayer. Seeds will germinate in 10 – 15 days.

9. Add diluted liquid fertilizer once a month

10. Can last for 2 to 3 years