Yen Ben
Citrus limon
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Description
Yen Ben is a New Zealand-selected Lisbon-type lemon and one of the two lemons Waimea Nurseries lists (as LEMON Yen Ben (Lisbon)). It is an improved selection of Lisbon lemon bearing excellent crops of large oval fruit with few seeds, noted as one of the hardiest of lemons. Wairere Nursery describes it as a true lemon bearing basketfuls of large oval fruit with distinctive sharp acidic flavour, very juicy with few seeds, ripening July-August, on a 3 x 2.5 m evergreen tree. The standard sharp-acid counterpart to Meyer and Lemonade types.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Large
Peel Colour
Yellow
Flesh Colour
Pale yellow
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Mid
Seediness
Few Seeds
Growth Habit
Rounded
Thorny
Notes
NZ-grown Lisbon strain; one of the hardiest lemons; large oval fruit, few seeds; ripens July-August.; Also reported: Historical origin: Lisbon sport from Benyenda Citrus, Burrum Heads Queensland, late 1930s.; Rind thinner than Eureka and Lisbon; juice content maintained in long-term storage (Old Farm Nursery).; Dwarf form on Flying Dragon rootstock; needs protection from harsh frost.
Fruit Use
Culinary
Flavour Profile
Sharp, classic acidic true-lemon flavour, very juicy
Storage Life
Good