Monachello

Variety of Lemon · Citrus x limon

The mal-secco-tolerant Sicilian lemon – robust in cultivation though less juicy.

Also known as: Monachella, Moscatello

🇮🇹 Italy 1900

Taste & characteristics

mildsourjuicy

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Medium, oval fruit with a somewhat thicker rind, moderately juicy, less acidic flesh and some seeds.

Robust, sparsely thorny tree whose main asset is tolerance to the fungal disease mal secco.

Moderate but reliable yields; preferred in mal-secco-prone areas.

Historically planted as a replacement for susceptible Femminello cultivars because of its disease tolerance.

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