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Frost Lisbon lemon budwood

Frost Lisbon lemon budwood

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A Frost Lisbon lemon is a specific, disease-cleaned nucellar selection of the standard Lisbon Lemon Treedeveloped to improve vigor and reliability. [1, 2]
Key Differences
  • Origin and Propagation: Standard Lisbon lemons are an older heirloom variety imported from Portugal. Frost Lisbon is a nucellar selection (meaning it was grown from seed tissue to clear out old-tree viruses) perfected by H.B. Frost at the University of California, Riverside. 
  • Vigor and Health: Frost Lisbon trees tend to be exceptionally vigorous, healthy, and high-yielding because the nucellar process effectively resets the tree's vitality and removes accumulated pathogens found in older budlines. 
  • Hardiness: While standard Lisbon lemons are already quite cold-hardy compared to varieties like Eureka, the Frost Lisbon selection is specifically noted for enhanced resistance and resilience against cold, frost, wind, and heat stress. 
  • Fruit and Taste: The actual fruit is practically identical. Both produce medium-sized, highly acidic, very juicy oblong lemons with a prominent apical nipple and pale greenish-yellow flesh. 
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