Famiglia: Limoni – Citrus Limon
\nNome botanico in latino: C. limon “massese”
\nDisponibile mezzo fusto o cespuglio
\nVaso di diametro 20 o 22 cm<\/p>\n
The cultivation of citrus fruit on the hills around Massa Carrara dates from the mid-14th century, and subsequently became widespread around 1500, when the most planted varieties were citrons, oranges, and lemons. There was a veritable boom in production during the 17th century.
\nThe favourable hillside site, sheltered from the north wind and warmed by the influence of the sea, still produces varieties such as the Massese lemon, destined almost exclusively for local consumption.
\nThe average-sized, rounded fruit have very thin rind, a bittersweet flavour, and keep very well after harvesting. Today there are approximately 15 main producers of Massese lemons, each with an average of 50\u201360 trees. They have formed a growers\u2019 group based in Castagnetola, where a lemon festival is held during the first week of July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1293],"product_tag":[1309],"class_list":["post-9627","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-lemons-citrus-limon","product_tag-limoni-citrus-limon-en","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"yoast_head":"\n