Know about Buddha’s Hand

Buddha Hand / Fingered Citron
Finger like segments, resembles Buddha hand
Botanical Name – Citrus Medica
Fruit Shape – 5-20 fingers
Origin – Eastern India and China
Temperature – Grows in 15C – 25C
Weather – Warm, Not hot summers & Mild winters
Zone –
Buddha Hand / Fingered Citron
Finger like segments, resembles Buddha handBotanical Name – Citrus Medica
Fruit Shape – 5-20 fingersOrigin – Eastern India and China
Temperature – Grows in 15C – 25C
Weather – Warm, Not hot summers & Mild winters
Zone –
Tropical and Subtropical climatic zone with warm but not hot summers & mild winters.
Very sensitive for frost (below 5C is harmful) and intense heat and drought.
Can be grown in green house.Soil – Well draining, rich acidic soil
Method of propagation –
Cuttings very often form plant after 2 years old.
Seeds rarely because it hardly bears any seeds.
Commonly grafted onto sufficient rootstock.Plant – Looks similar like Pamelo (Bhogate in Nepal) or mandarin fruit
Growth Rate – Slow
Height – 8ft – 15ft tall when adult.
Width – 4ft – 6ftYear to bear fruit – Most probably 1st year if not 2nd year for sure
Taste
Sweet, lemon blossom aroma and no juice or pulp.Uses –
Eaten raw
Made candies
Use in tonic to medicine
Making perfumes
Religious offerings and Traditional new year gifts in China