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"-L." > wrote:
>Dean G. wrote:
>> >> (laugh) I think I'm probably *the* least adventurous eater on rfc
>> >> and even I do that. How else would I know that a pomelo is just
>> >> a small grapefruit in the middle of this really thick skin?
>>
>> > But it is so much tastier than regular grapefruit, even ruby red!
>>
>> Any word on the acidity ? I like grapefruit, but have to limit myself
>> because the acidity is very high.
>
>The ones I have had were just as acidic if not more. A waste of money,
>IMO.

Like most things, there is a lot of variation. I've grown several
pumelos (AKA "pomelos") from seed. So far only three have fruited.

One was pretty acid, to the extent it didn't dismay me when it was
killed by wildfire.

Another is almost sweet and very pleasant to eat. (Fortunately it
seems to have survived the fire -- Murphy was asleep!).

A third tree now has fruit, but not yet ready for sampling; and a
fourth tree has not yet set fruit, in spite of flowering well in the
past two years.

Cheers, Phred.

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LID