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# Eden Project's Mediterranean Biome grows giant 'lemons'
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## An excellent crop of giant citrus fruits have been growing in Eden's
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Mediterranean Biome this year.
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![Giant lemons are growing at Eden Project][1]
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Giant lemons are growing at the Eden Project
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11:37AM GMT 09 Feb 2011
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These freaky fruit might look like they're from the Land of the Giants, but we
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actually grow them in the Mediterranean Biome at Eden! Although they are
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genuinely large, they are not genuine lemons: they are citrons (Citrus medica)
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and we've had an excellent crop this year.
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If you're thinking 'mmmmm, giant lemonade', you'll be disappointed as the
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citron contains little or no juice and is made up mostly of a thick white
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rind. It is usually grown to make candied peel but is also added to pickles
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and preserves in South India, Iranian jam as well as fragrant South Korean
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tea.
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The citron can be found in the Mediterranean Biome's Citrus Grove along with
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other curious fruits such as the Buddha's Hand (Citrus medica digitata) - a
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relative of the citron with long finger-like sections - and the Limequat (X
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Citrofortunella floridana) - a cross between the key lime and the kumquat.
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[**Visit the Eden Project website to find out more**][2]
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[What are these?][4]
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* Share: [Share][3] [ ][5] [ ][6]
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Projects-Mediterranean-Biome-grows-giant-lemons.html
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Telegraph
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## [Eden Project][8]
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* ### [Sponsored »][9]
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* ### [Gardening »][10]
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[X][3] Share & bookmark
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Digg Fark LinkedIn Google Buzz StumbleUpon Y! Buzz
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[What are these?][4]
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Share:
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* [ ][3]
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* [ ][5]
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* [ ][6]
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* [Tweet][7]
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* ![Eden Project][11]
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[Eden Project Videos »][12]
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### [Ant Plant at the Eden Project][13]
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[![Ant Plant at the Eden Project][14] ][13]
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These have swollen bases that contain tunnels in which ants live. In return,
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the ants protect the plant from grazers and pests, but this also chases
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pollinators away, forcing the plant to self pollinate.
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### [Stone Pine at the Eden Project][15]
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[![Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)][16] ][15]
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Tap a cone of the Stone Pine (Pinus pinea) and a huge cloud of pollen is
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released. You can find the plant in the Eden Project's Mediterranean Biome.
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### [The Sensitive Plant at Eden][17]
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[![The Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica)][18] ][17]
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The Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica) folds up its leaves when touched. You can
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find the plant in Eden's Rainforest Biome.
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### [Bear Grylls visits the Eden Project][19]
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[![][20] ][19]
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Survival expert Bear Grylls drops in on the Rainforest Biome at the Eden
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Project.
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### [Extreme gardening][21]
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[![Extreme gardening][22] ][21]
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The Rainforest Biome is the biggest greenhouse in the world; watch one of our
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gardeners climb up to the roof for a spot of extreme gardening.
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### [Ideas to create a Cornish garden][23]
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### [Cocoa plants explored][24]
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Eden Project Diary
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[![The Eden Project's strelitzias look stunning throughout April.][25] ][26]
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### [Current plant highlights at Eden][26]
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Tulips, the Jade Vine, and the Bird of Paradise - from the familiar to the
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bizarre, it's all at Eden this spring.
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[![Giant lemons are growing at Eden Project][27] ][28]
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### [Giant 'lemons' growing in Med Biome][28]
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An excellent crop of giant citrus fruits have been growing in Eden's
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Mediterranean Biome this year.
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[![Eden Project's gardeners ward away evil spirits to ensure a good
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harvest][29] ][30]
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### [Wassailing in the orchard][30]
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Every autumn, our gardeners hold a ceremony to scare off evil spirits and
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protect Eden's orchard.
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[1]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01821/giant-
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lemon_1821868b.jpg
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[2]: http://www.edenproject.com/
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[3]: #
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[4]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/4590190/Share-this-article-
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What-are-these.html
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[5]: mailto:?subject=A Telegraph reader thought you would be interested in
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this article&body=Depending on your email program, you may be able to click on
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the link in the email. Alternatively, you may have to open a web browser, such
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as Firefox or Internet Explorer, and copy the link over into the address bar.
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%0A%0Ahttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8313206
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/Eden-Projects-Mediterranean-Biome-grows-giant-lemons.html %0A%0AFor the best
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content online, visit www.telegraph.co.uk
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[7]: http://twitter.com/share?via=Telegraph
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[8]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/eden-project/
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[9]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/
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[10]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/
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[11]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01823/logo_1823800a.jpg
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[12]: http://www.youtube.com/user/edenprojecttv
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[13]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8541718/Ant-Plant-Eden-Project-
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video.html
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[14]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01907/Ant-
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Plant_1907087e.jpg
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[15]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8541473/Stone-Pine-Eden-
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Project.html
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[16]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01906/stone-
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pine_1906846e.jpg
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[17]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8540906/Sensitive-Plant-Eden-
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Project.html
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[18]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01906/Sensitive-
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Plant_1906656e.jpg
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[19]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8314287/Eden-Project-video-Bear-
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Grylls-visits-the-Rainforest-Lookout.html
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[20]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01823/bear-
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grylls_1823148e.jpg
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[21]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8314309/Eden-Project-video-Extreme-
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gardening-in-the-Rainforest-Biome.html
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[22]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01823/extreme-
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gardening_1823177g.jpg
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[23]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8314322/Eden-Project-video-Ideas-
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to-create-a-Cornish-garden.html
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[24]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8314314/Eden-Project-video-Cocoa-
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plants-explored.html
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[25]:
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http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01873/highsum_1873904g.jpg
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[26]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8454320/Current-plant-highlights-
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at-Eden.html
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[27]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01821/giant-
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lemon_1821868g.jpg
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[28]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8313206/Eden-Projects-
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Mediterranean-Biome-grows-giant-lemons.html
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[29]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01822/eden1_1822167g.jpg
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[30]: /sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8313981/Eden-Project-gardeners-
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wassail-in-Edens-orchard.html
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