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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: lemon wood in Cuba
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2014, 03:35:32 am »
ya we live in vancouver canada, we can get cuban cigars up here...
cuba is suposed to be lemonwood country, so trackin it down shouldnt be too hard.,

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Re: lemon wood in Cuba
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2014, 04:08:38 am »
I think you will be wasting your time! Lemonwood isn't that great a bow wood anyways....just get some ipe ;) ;) ;)

Offline Del the cat

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Re: lemon wood in Cuba
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2014, 04:55:48 am »
I think you will be wasting your time! Lemonwood isn't that great a bow wood anyways....just get some ipe ;) ;) ;)
Yeah, but those Ipe cigars are a bit harsh :o
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: lemon wood in Cuba
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2014, 07:21:39 am »
Rumors have it that one of those countries now growing fine Cuban cigars is Nicaragua; hard to beat rich volcanic soil ;).
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Offline Pat B

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Re: lemon wood in Cuba
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2014, 09:02:43 am »
I think lemonwood also grows in Central America.
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Offline PatM

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Re: lemon wood in Cuba
« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2014, 10:29:12 am »
Far more widespread than we were led to believe. It's the national tree of Nicaragua as well.
 http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2008/04/calycophyllum_candidissimum.php