7 Awesome Lemon and Lime Varieties - Ponderosa, Meyer, Yen Ben, Lemonade, Key Lime, Limequat, Makrut

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Join me as I review and taste some different types of lemons and limes. I'll go over some information about these cool citrus varieties, so you can consider some different lemons to grow. In this selection of Citrus we have some giant lemons, called Ponderosa Lemons which were originally from Maryland, USA and are a cross between Pomelo and Citron. We've also got Meyer Lemon, Yen Ben Lemon (which is a sport of the Lisbon lemon variety), and my favourite sweet lemon called Lemonade.
We have some lime varieties too, including Key Lime, Limequat and Makrut Lime, also known as Thai lime.
These varieties of lemons and limes have varying degrees of cold hardiness of which we'll briefly cover in the video. Some of these fruits also have some interesting uses, like Makrut lime being used as shampoo or in cleaning products as well as in Southeast Asian cuisine.
Video Chapters:
0:00 Unboxing
0:42 Lemonades
2:14 Lemon Meyer & Yen Ben
3:33 Ponderosa Lemon
4:56 Key Limes & Limequat
7:09 Makrut Lime
8:58 Coming Up
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@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

What's your favourite Citrus variety? I'm keen to get some inspiration of what types you like to grow or eat, so let me know :) Thanks heaps for watching and if you'd like to grow yourself a lemon or lime tree, check out this Guide to Planting Citrus Trees ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VsmaJuIAxHU.html

@RoseThistleArtworks 2 года назад

I was surprised you didn't compare the fingerling lime ones on there.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

@@RoseThistleArtworks didn’t have any unfortunately, hopefully next year!

@rosedehaangoldmoonnz5498 2 года назад

Loving the Meyer lemon it’s great for lemon honey and baking as well as eating and juicing.

@donyatohidi-esfahani7816 2 года назад

Sweet lime. We have three small plants. Two were grown from seeds by a family friend. No fruit as yet of course. Happy for any tips to boost their growth. Flavour isn’t something which is affected by environment is it?

@CerberusTenshi 2 года назад

I grew lemons in the past and want to try yuzu next.

@markwilliams8538 2 года назад

Don't you just hate it when you want one of everything. Totally enjoyed this.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Haha cheers Mark!

@frostypotatos544 2 года назад

Grafting, when you just HAVE to have a bit of everything.

@easygrows2699 Год назад

I want to try Fingerlimes so badly, no chance getting them in Germany. Only chance i got is ordering a Plant and hope for fruits.

@DickBurnsLux Год назад

That Maryland pronunciation made it sound adorable.

@user255 2 года назад

When life gives you a seven kind of lemons, you taste them. As the saying goes.

@matismf 2 года назад

The Ponderosa lemons can be entertaining when you think they are a grapefruit. My dad came down to Florida a few years ago for Thanksgiving. We found Ponderosa lemons at a fruit stand in the West Palm Beach area. I bought some and sent them back up to Pennsylvania with him. He gave them to friends and family up there and did not particularly describe what they were. My sister got one from him and thought they were grapefruit, so she packed it in her husband's lunch. He got a big surprise!

@trish2279 2 года назад

Hii very chucklesome video! Lol!! 😁 In the Caribbean a popular variety is Rough Lemon (Citrus jambhiri)

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Hi Trish 😁. Haven’t heard of that one but looked it up and it looks pretty interesting. Cheers! :)

@JamieBainbridge 2 года назад

I love citrus skin. There's nothing like a mandarin peel and a cup of tea 👌

@snowfuller8420 2 года назад

Nothing like a good belly laugh while being educated on sour fruit. Lol. Keep the videos coming. Im enjoying your input (and humour) :) I have 2 lemonade, 1 Meyer lemon, 3 different mandarin and 2 orange varieties. Waiting for first fruiting on most of them.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Haha cheers, glad you enjoyed it. Sounds like a great collection! In a few years you should have an awesome abundance of citrus 😊

@sootley 2 года назад

My Favourite Citrus is Calimansi, also known as philippine lime, so good for making a nice juice

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Awesome, I haven't tried these yet but planted a tree recently so hopefully will get to taste them in a few years! They sound good :)

@RealCheeseOnly 2 года назад

Kumquat and Meyer lemons are my fave citrus

@rosedehaangoldmoonnz5498 2 года назад

😂 “don’t get me wrong that’s sour” 😂 loving your channel keep it up. Love that we get down to earth NZ based descriptions too

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Haha glad you enjoyed it Rose! :)

@salaltschul3604 2 года назад

Lemonades! My grandma grew lemonades and they were so good. I remember how fragrant they were and how the bees loved the flowers.

@jekekefe5923 Год назад

Where can one find the trees for sale

@therudimentroom 2 года назад

When you bit into that first one, my mouth started watering so much lol. I would love to get my hands on a tree that produces those "lemonades"!

@alexm9479 2 года назад

That view is amazing!

@SweaterGodHavina 2 года назад

Such informative… much adorable

@Quklasa 2 года назад

I have been bingeing your videos because I am wanting to improve my growing techniques and I am so delighted to see so many varieties of fruit i have never tried. I doubt I could get any citrus to grow where I live until i get a dedicated greenhouse but this video was delightful!

@91octane88 Год назад

My aunt has a ponderosa lemon tree in her backyard. Theyre so good

@GardenIdeas01 2 года назад

You make mouth watering when you tasted lime and lemon variety , thanks sharing

@RovingJack 2 года назад

an entire video of my mouth watering.

@philipmemm Год назад

my mouth was watering the whole time,..

@thomasbarca9297 2 года назад

I love lemonade citrus they are beautiful

@FordPrefectInCharge6x7 2 года назад

Love the way you go through everything in a calm methodical manner. My new favorite channel. You're awesome Kalem :)

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it :)

@WreckShop 8 дней назад

Makes great 🍋 lemonade, tried them for the 1st time last week. 😋 Delicious.

@jenisaeugene4836 2 года назад

Hey!!! It's an ultimate mouthwatering video!!buddy!!

@AarayKyramud 2 года назад

Citrus is my favourite!

@4218charlie 2 года назад

I've never salivated as much as I have while watching this guy eating lemons

@behau_99 2 года назад

Wow I like it

@richardlynch1094 2 года назад

Beautiful man, beautiful fruit, beautiful country!

@meatavoreNana Год назад

Love lemonades..

@zackweiler1397 Год назад

Pink Lemonade lemons are beautiful and unique. Normal lemon flavor but they are very pink on the inside. The lemon itself is light yellow with green stripes on the outside. The leaves of the tree are green and whitish. The whole tree is lovely to look at.

@laya8409 2 года назад

your videos are amazing and help me alot.keep up the good work!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Thanks heaps! 😊

@laya8409 2 года назад

@@TheKiwiGrower No problem!

@BrutalToucan 2 года назад

Absolutely beautiful video and view, I've been enjoying your content a lot. I'm going to try growing a lot of trees and fruit from seeds soon.

@ClarkeBaldwin Год назад

He could pull my segments apart really easily :3

@jayaguilar2286 2 года назад

JUST SUBSCRIBED!! Your videos are Awesome!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Thanks mate! Welcome to the channel :)

@pontuswendt2486 2 года назад

AMAZINGNES!!!

@amysnipes4245 2 года назад

Calamondin is one of my favorites.

@arab4ever Год назад

Variegated centennial kumquat is a favorite of mine… pretty tart the first couple of years for me but by the third year the fruit was much sweeter as it ripened. It’s like a tart mandarin with sweet edible skin.

@JLFamilySong 2 года назад

You got guts bro! For some strange reason I noticed my face making the same faces you were... Love your channel.

@magrietfirth1912 2 года назад

Lemonade for us, thanks!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

So good! :)

@toaluasaleupolu7060 2 года назад

My favorite is tahitian lime bear early and much fruits and nice flavour for range of dishes and strong for cold weather ..thanks for the video 🤩👍

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Nice one! Have planted one recently and yea they definitely are great producers and do good in the cold! Cheers :)

@sonnyajvoll5865 2 года назад

Oh man, I didn't know they were also called makrut, I'm glad to learn an alternative name for 'em!

@SirathPoemsri 2 года назад

Nice vid, great views

@austinwenger79 2 года назад

love the channel

@Toxuu98 2 года назад

The one lemon huge!

@simonbrown5210 2 года назад

Great vid. 😀 My favourite is the Cara Cara Navel. Great tasting fruit! Then of course, the king of citrus IMO, the varieties of mandarin. Can’t go wrong really! Except when you get a dry one. Haha

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Oh havn't tried that navel - will have to try and find one. Cheers Simon

@knisayusuf 2 года назад

thank you for the knowledge. I learnt something new today esp. the makrut lime,I never knew it was called makrut.😊😊 in here we call it limau purut. usu. we just use its leaves for tom yam or rendang,while the fruit sometimes is used for bath like flower petals infused water for bathing and as ingredient in some spiritual healing process. the fruit tasted a little bitter if I'm not mistaken, and very fragrant(its zest).

@kazoz3520 2 года назад

My favourite is Australian bush lemon. Naturalized exotic, ie not native species, grows wild. Juicy, similar flavour to Meyer. Large, round, & bumpy skin. Easier to peel than cultivated varieties. And very easy to grow, moderate frost tolerant.

@kazoz3520 2 года назад

Now being sold at Daley's Fruit Nursery - if someone wants to read more about them.

@nirkocrates 2 года назад

I don't see a video for growing lemons from seed, but i'm almost positive you have one! Am I overlooking it? Great videos by the way!!

@vincesammut4888 2 года назад

The Ponderosa (Cetron) is excellent for making candied peels in confectionary.

@misaelpina-torres588 2 года назад

Thank you for your videos. They are very educational and have really inspired me to grow more. By the way, one of my favorite citrus fruits are kumquats! They are sweet and sour, a perfect combination. :)

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

That’s really cool to hear, thanks for the comment! Really looking forward to trying kumquats one day when my tree produces, they sound tasty :)

@ambesta3897 2 года назад

Oh wooooow😍😍😍😍😍😍

@BearMeat4Dinner Год назад

I have those big ones in my backyard !!!

@yig_501 2 года назад

lemons are so underrated in todays society such a versatile fruit delicious

@marisasanchez1699 Год назад

I love your citrus videos. Any chance you can do another on Kumquats and other citrus varieties. I’m OBSESSED with citrus 🍊🤦🏻‍♀️😂

@benjaminbroudy2982 2 года назад

My favorite citrus variety is oro blanco grapefruit (technically grapefruit pomelo cross), it is like a grapefruit but with zero acid! I live in socal, so we have lots of key limes, but here they are more commonly called Mexican limes, they are served with all dishes at almost all Mexican restaurants here

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Oh wow never heard of the oro blanco, sounds really interesting! Thanks for the info :)

@scott6981 Год назад

You need to try West Indian limes, they are yummy

@egidijuskrikstanavicius6774 2 года назад

May favorite: Key lime, kaffir lime leaf, yuzu (citrus juno) juice

@evepuckett8403 2 года назад

We had Persian limes from a friends tree. Sweet and good to eat raw. Hoping a small tree we have grows into them.

@msa4548 2 года назад

We have a Meyer lemon ordered. Supposed to grow well even in zone 5 though you have to bring it inside when it gets cold.

@Cha11engeCha5er5 5 месяцев назад

My favourite citrus is either grapefruit or lemonade

@keanongee2032 2 года назад

My lemonade detox: glass coconut water, half lemon squeezed, slice of ginger shredded. I add slice pink grapefruit or orange if it's in a nutribullet mug size.

@lucal2067 2 года назад

As always your videos are great, you should consider adding citrus glauca and its hybrids to your collection, I own an eremorange and an eremolemon that have yet to fruit but they look so unique and different from other citrus, also the crushed eremorange leaves have a super strong mandarin smell. The fruits should also be very unique

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Thanks Lucy. Those do look very interesting! Not sure if they’re available in NZ but will look into it. Would definitely be a cool one to grow. Thanks heaps :)

@farisasmith7109 2 года назад

I want to try a finger lime. It looks really cool.

@iftikharhusain6286 3 дня назад

Good

@matthewfarrell317 2 года назад

Never knew that Lemonades were from Kiwi land lol. I have two in Melbourne, a multi graft with tangelo and one on its own. Love them to bits. I am also getting a sweet lime to go with the lemonade in a double planting. Although it reminds me of something someone once said, something like 8 of the 12 apple varieties in stores around the world..... came form Australia and New Zealand, and they are not even native here lol

@pedroelanzo5090 2 года назад

Great video mate, so good to see the good old Lemonade. I have great memories of them from an old house we lived in so I bought 30 of the lol. We are into our second year of planting with 2 oranges and 2 Meyer lemons. Funny you didn't like the makrut lime, i have one in some tea every other night cause supposedly they are good for gut health.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Hi Pedro, haha 30 of them! That's awesome. Cool that you're getting quite a few citrus trees in. Maybe I'll try the Makrut lime in tea, I'm sure it will be less intense that just biting into it!

@jackday1982 2 года назад

Hey! Love your content. Where are you in NZ? Canterbury?

@jeanajongay2012 2 года назад

Ponderosa lemon❤

@bruzagroves3651 Год назад

When I squeeze kaffirs on my plastic juicer they leave a sticky residue that is very hard to wash off. The young leaves are tender when cooked in Thai soups but the darker the leaves get the tougher they are. I use finely shredded kaffir peel in cooking as well.

@clubgus07 2 года назад

Mate you've inspired me or reminded me to search the internet to find out who sells the lemonades in Australia and whilst i found a supplier cause God knows why major supermarkets stick to the typical boring lemons and limes. I also found sweet limes i gather they are like limenade so i can't wait for them to arrive here tomorrow.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Nice one, hope you can find a lemonade. The sweet limes sound really cool, so lucky to have access to them! :)

@JK-xz6mj 2 года назад

You're my favourite citrus.

@IvanIsYda_ Год назад

If you have the chance to try Pomelo from the Asian Regions, they’re very sweet. Also the Calamansi, a Filipino citrus that’s a cross between an orange and a lime, and Dalayap or Dayap, another Filipino citrus that’s mostly similar to limes but they have a distinct taste to them

@masterkronixster 2 года назад

my dad planted a lemon tree many years ago when i was a kid. in fruited great but no 1 picked them or used them, until 1 late day in the summer time whilst drinking some homebrew with dad i said i wanna try a bit of lemon in this home brew beer to try add a new flavor.. so i peeled it like a mandarin .. pulled off a slice and ate it .. man it was good first initial taste was a bit sour but very sweet at the same time.. i loved it .. went back for more .. ate the whole tree . over the season .. then disaster struck. some sought of blight . told dad to spray it but he still hasn't .. overall what a delicious lemon.. told all my mate honestly try this lemon.. they rekon nah bro .. when im drinking my lager ill go to dads harvest a few that look good for eating peel em put a slice in my beer... lemonade lemon .. i should take some cuttings . cheers from rotorvegas .. your channel is full of great content subbed and like every video i watch cheers

@sfd373 2 года назад

Really interesting. Love your videos. Do you grow yuzu? Amazing flavour/aroma and quite cold hardy too I think…

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Thanks 😊. I don’t currently grow it but will probably add it to the collection at some point! Would be cool to have a wide range of citrus available

@gorgeouscosmos1774 Год назад

The white inner flesh ( under the skin ) of Ponderosa is very sweet and you can actually peeloff the external rind and eat the white flesh! We grow these a lot here in Northern Haryana, India, and the ponderosa are great for making lemon pickles. The picked have a bit of sweetness which is just so good!

@ffmleon9000 2 года назад

Could you give us an update about the planted dragon fruits ? Would love to see the change

@dvdpastor 2 года назад

Love it. And it's great you eat those lemons, it's something I use to do and I don't care sourness at all. The coconut-sized ones are just beautiful! I've arrived in Tuscany today, for ten days. In front of my window it's Florence central market, I'm going tomorrow (and to another veggies-focused as well)... let's see what I can find... still want a chinotto! For a start, today I've bought three different brands of grapefruit juice, trying out... And what have you done with the rest of the limes/lemons you haven't eaten? marmelade? lemonade? just raw? Thanks for the video and have a great day!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Hi David, sounds cool, always fun looking out for new things to try. Hope you can find some chinotto :). With excess lemons so far I’ve just been freezing the juice in ice cubes to use it later on in drinks etc :)

@dvdpastor 2 года назад

@@TheKiwiGrower Three markets today, and I'm kind of disappointed, just the regular lemon, orange and lime... that's not much. Chinotto only in the soft drink I told you, the 'chinò', bought two half an hour ago, one down, one to go, later. Good stuff here it seems to be artichokes, violet hue, and aubergines, very big, round, white... and very funny oriental greens in the central market (!?!), not very Italian, but who am I to question... Enjoy those sour cubes, with some envy I tell you, from this oven of a city. Good day!

@SustainableHolly 2 года назад

Yes the lemonade! I love my tree. I buy trees for friends because most people don’t know about them. Have you got an ugly fruit tree? I also loved that growing up in NZ. Did you have any tastebuds after this video? 😅

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Haha so good ay! I do the same with buying them for friends :). Yup we have a very small ugli fruit tree, I remember growing up with one in our back yard so thought it would be cool to plant another one now. They seem a little bit cold sensitive so hopefully I can keep it going here :). Those makrut limes are defs not a friend of the taste buds 😅

@sephsyuffie 2 года назад

I am Looking for this lemonade fruit forever :) finally found a video of it. any idea how to get or import these to the EU? 🤔 enjoyed this video very much!

@MintyRGC 2 года назад

the lemonades reminds me of a mini pomelo

@u_Tempr Год назад

this is my first time seeing a yellow makrut

@booyah2u296 2 года назад

Just came across this video by chance. I just planted a bearss kamrut and a tahitian lime. Curious to know the tanginess of the bearss lime compared to other limes.

@andreapotter3521 2 года назад

What would the ponderosas be used for? Commercial lemon juice because of the large size?

@sleepyheads7513 2 года назад

Which one had the best aroma in terms of floral?

@bethanysmith5856 Год назад

Keylimes are very common in stores here in Texas

@lucasdendena8093 2 года назад

you should try brazilean Citrus × limonia, i think this is it cientific name, over here we have a lot of names for it, my region calls ir devil´s lemon, and it tastes fricking amazing!!! its a cross between tangerine and a lemon.

@onlyarham 2 года назад

I implore you to try Musami or sweet lime. It's awesome. I'm eating it right now!

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Sounds so good. Not sure if we can get them here, but maybe one day!

@onlyarham 2 года назад

@@TheKiwiGrower Yes its a tropical fruit that comes around in Late-Mid October here in Pakistan and India. I hope that someday maybe you can try it as well. And thanks for replying to my comment, made my day. Your accent makes everything better and it calms me down to just watch you plant some crops and grow them and harvest them and stuff.

@soovy2903 2 года назад

interesting video as always! wondering how your miracle berries and almond plants are doing!!!🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌱🌱🌱🌱

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Miracle berries are very sad at the moment unfortunately. I'll try and save them but I'm not sure they'll survive :(. I've just got one of the almond trees now, I cut it back hard last year as I wasn't happy with it's shape, so will see how it goes this year

@TobyJin 2 года назад

Nice collection of lemons and limes you got there. When you grow your citrus trees do you leave them to grow a single trunk or is a multi trunk from the base of the tree above the graft ok? Anyways, great video and it will be interesting to see the other citrus fruits you have to share.

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Cheers Toby. Generally a single trunk but with it branching out fairly low to create a shrub type of shape rather than a typical tree shape with higher up growth

@TobyJin 2 года назад

@@TheKiwiGrower Thanks

@polinabelosonoka4304 Год назад

Hey! I bought a small lemon tree . Just harvested the first lemons. Do you know how I could know which variety they are? Based on how they look I think that they are Meyer or Dwarf lemons.

@jackxu6523 2 года назад

Great video, based on the video, I get a general idea of how they teste. :) Do you also graft citrus trees or grow them from cuttings?

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

I haven't done any citrus grafting yet, but I plan to learn more about this and do that too :). Will also be having a go with air layering too

@happyhour2933 2 года назад

Love mexican limes yellow lemons give me heartburn 😓 never seen that last one but my mouth was watering 😋😖

@Void_Shark 2 года назад

I love lemonades we get them sometimes I wish I had a tree tho

@bruhder5854 Год назад

5:33 yeah more those size except smaller are the ones I've had. Didn't know they were lime not lemon.

@GuagoFruit 2 года назад

A common lime we have in Malaysia is the calamansi lime. We eat prawns with a dipping sauce of calamansi lime juice, soy sauce, and fresh chilli. Me, being dumb, used makrut limes as a substitute assuming that their fragrance means they taste good too. Ruined a good few prawns doing that. Good to know it wasn't just me.

@3eezie483 2 года назад

Hello, great vid! I haven't had Lemonade lemons since i was a little boy and have been searching for the for years!. any chance you would be willing so sell me some seeds?

@iancanada6875 2 года назад

I was wonder what the best citrus for zest is, I was going to make a citrus infused liqour like a limoncello but I want a super flavourful zest.

@arlenecaine868 2 года назад

Love your presentation. I grow the ff citrus: Eureka lemon for its rind, dwarf Meyer. Limequat-is it the same as calamondin or calamansi? 2x pomelo pink/white; ruby navel, blood orange, mandarin imperial and emperor; yuzu finger lime and the other lime (K) not PC to name as such I use the fruit to control itchiness from scalp psoriasis. Any other info would be welcome. Glad I came across your channel. Thank you🙏🏽😊

@TheKiwiGrower 2 года назад

Hi Arlene, that's quite the collection - you've got some really interesting ones! So lucky. I still need to try washing my hair with makrut lime, it sounds cool!