Had to go to our local Aldi today, they had an amazing stock of
Mediteranian plants including a lot of citrus in various stages of
fruit, got a couple of very nice Citrus, for around £15.00 each
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...AldiCitrus.jpg
3 large lemons on one, one fell of
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Aldilemon.jpg
They are about 30 inches tall from the top of the pot.
David @ the wet end of swansea bay

On 28/02/2012 18:19, Dave Hill wrote:
Had to go to our local Aldi today, they had an amazing stock of
Mediteranian plants including a lot of citrus in various stages of
fruit, got a couple of very nice Citrus, for around £15.00 each
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...AldiCitrus.jpg
3 large lemons on one, one fell of
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Aldilemon.jpg
They are about 30 inches tall from the top of the pot.
David @ the wet end of swansea bay

They also had olive trees. I was tempted to rescue one myself.
They looked in pretty good condition for a supermarket buy & die.

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Martin Brown

On 28/02/2012 18:19, Dave Hill wrote:
Had to go to our local Aldi today, they had an amazing stock of
Mediteranian plants including a lot of citrus in various stages of
fruit, got a couple of very nice Citrus, for around £15.00 each
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...AldiCitrus.jpg
3 large lemons on one, one fell of
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Aldilemon.jpg
They are about 30 inches tall from the top of the pot.
David @ the wet end of swansea bay

Are they sold as 'ornamental' trees, or is the fruit supposed to be safe
to eat?

I know someone who does pesticide residue testing who was asked to test
a bay tree for a major UK retailer. The residues were such that it would
be years before it would be safe* to use the leaves in cooking.


* 'safe' as in within statutory limits.

On 02/29/2012 12:09 AM, OG wrote:
On 28/02/2012 18:19, Dave Hill wrote:
Had to go to our local Aldi today, they had an amazing stock of
Mediteranian plants including a lot of citrus in various stages of
fruit, got a couple of very nice Citrus, for around £15.00 each
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...AldiCitrus.jpg
3 large lemons on one, one fell of
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Aldilemon.jpg
They are about 30 inches tall from the top of the pot.
David @ the wet end of swansea bay

Are they sold as 'ornamental' trees, or is the fruit supposed to be safe
to eat?

I know someone who does pesticide residue testing who was asked to test
a bay tree for a major UK retailer. The residues were such that it would
be years before it would be safe* to use the leaves in cooking.


* 'safe' as in within statutory limits.

That's very interesting. Do you know by chance what chemicals the
residues were? Just interested.

-E

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On 28/02/2012 18:19, Dave Hill wrote:
Had to go to our local Aldi today, they had an amazing stock of
Mediteranian plants including a lot of citrus in various stages of
fruit, got a couple of very nice Citrus, for around £15.00 each
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...AldiCitrus.jpg
3 large lemons on one, one fell of
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Aldilemon.jpg
They are about 30 inches tall from the top of the pot.
David @ the wet end of swansea bay

Are they sold as 'ornamental' trees, or is the fruit supposed to be safe
to eat?

I know someone who does pesticide residue testing who was asked to test a
bay tree for a major UK retailer. The residues were such that it would be
years before it would be safe* to use the leaves in cooking.


* 'safe' as in within statutory limits.

Hope they're O.K.
We ate the lemons off our Aldi tree we got a couple of years ago.
Really good, too, and at the time the lemons were worth nearly as much as
the tree!
So not £15, IIRC :-)

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[Not even bunny]

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"OG" wrote in message
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On 28/02/2012 18:19, Dave Hill wrote:
Had to go to our local Aldi today, they had an amazing stock of
Mediteranian plants including a lot of citrus in various stages of
fruit, got a couple of very nice Citrus, for around £15.00 each
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...AldiCitrus.jpg
3 large lemons on one, one fell of
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Aldilemon.jpg
They are about 30 inches tall from the top of the pot.
David @ the wet end of swansea bay

Are they sold as 'ornamental' trees, or is the fruit supposed to be safe
to eat?

I know someone who does pesticide residue testing who was asked to test a
bay tree for a major UK retailer. The residues were such that it would be
years before it would be safe* to use the leaves in cooking.


* 'safe' as in within statutory limits.

They are sold as ornamental, with a warning not to eat the fruit. I know, I
bought one at a reduced price of £10; it's in great nick and looks good in
the conservatory.