Fingered citron (Citrus medica)

[Mousetoescamper]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What an interesting plant this is, my dear Mousetoescamper!

The yellow fingers facing us look like a hand reaching out and holding something!

I love the color and the fuzzy texture.

[Mousetoescamper]

6. Thanks, Peggy!

[usonian]

2. Also called Buddha's Hand

For unknown reasons.

https://www.ntbg.org/database/plants/detail/Citrus-medica

[Mousetoescamper]

7. Thanks for the link, usonian.

[usonian]

11. I saw some at a nearby Whole Foods

Took a photo. Somewhere in the gigabytes.

[Mousetoescamper]

13. I'd like to try the zest in a lemon cookie recipe.

[wendyb-NC]

3. Fascinating

That is a beautiful picture of that incredible citrus fruit. So cool, it's not an oddity but a real regularly occurring fruit. Thanks for sharing your photos.

[Mousetoescamper]

8. Thanks and you're welcome, wendyb-NC!

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Wow! I've never seen anything like this before. How interesting.

It really does look like a hand. TY for sharing, Mousetoescamper!

[Mousetoescamper]

9. Thanks and you're welcome, Diamond_Dog!

[AllaN01Bear]

5. lovely.

used for medicinal porposes and other things as well.
wikipedia article.
long read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Thanks, AllaN01Bear!

[Old Crank]

12. Those are some funny looking citrus.

Saw a couple on a bush for the first time a week ago.

[Mousetoescamper]

14. This was the first I've seen one on the shrub

I'd like to try the candied peels (succade)