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Can you eat citron fruit from citron trees?

Citron fruit can be eaten.

In the southwest of Yunnan Bai, Yi, Naxi and other ethnic minority people's homes in the courtyard to the citron tree as a green tree, when the citron fruit is ripe after picking down the simple processing of sugar boiled into citron preserves, loaded into a pot sealed can be preserved for a year or two after the time of the local people in the New Year's festivals, weddings, funerals and weddings when the guests entertained guests of a fine dessert.

The flesh of citron fruit is colorless, nearly transparent or pale milky yellow, crisp, sour or slightly sweet taste, and fragrant.

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Variety of Citron: Buddha's Hand

Buddha's Hand (scientific name: Citrus medica?L. var. sarcodactylis?Swingle), the fruit is separated from the carpels at maturity, forming elongated, curved segments that resemble fingers, hence the name Buddha's Hand. It is often used as a traditional Chinese medicine, or as an ornamental plant because of the peculiar shape of its fruit. Bergamot is produced in large quantities as a cold fruit for consumption and sale.

Fruit finger-like flesh strip-shaped, weighing up to 2000 grams, yellowish skin, rough, very thick peel, difficult to peel, inner skin white or slightly yellowish, cottony, fluffy, scoop capsule 10-15 petals, flesh colorless, nearly transparent or pale milky yellow, crisp, sour or slightly sweet taste, aroma; seeds are small, smooth, milky-white cotyledons, more or a single embryo. Usually seedless. Flowering April-May, fruiting October-November.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Citron (Rutaceae)

Baidu Encyclopedia - Buddha's hand (Rutaceae)