- Rich in vitamin C - more vitamin C than oranges
- Easy care
- Fruits after 2 years
- Yield guide, 500g fruit in 3rd year increasing thereafter
- Mature growth will handle down to minus 5 degrees
White powder-puff like flowers appear in late Spring on the current season's growth. Flowers are pollinated by insects and birds. The yellow fruit about 2.5cm round, is sweet and tangy, less acidic than the red fruit. The skin is golden yellow when ripe. The flesh is aromatic, juicy with small edible seeds.
Smaller trees can be moderately vigorous. Compact habit. Mature trees have attractive reddish-brown peeling bark. Glossy dark green leaves. Evergreen. New growth is reddish-bronze. Self-fertile.
Eaten fresh, but can also be used for jellies, jams, ice cream, sauces, cakes, tarts, drinks and chutney.
