In the interest of gathering data for each citrus type, please add to the charts below as you grow trees of each type. Tale Seven, Lilyoptra managed to determine the "ideal values" for each citrus type. This ideal leads to each citrus type (numbers closest to the ideal values for that fruit) and citrus adjectives (the value of those four which is farthest from the ideal for that fruit). For more detailed information on her work, please refer to: https://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale7/Citrus_Tree_Data . I am going with her theory that "A tree is determined by taking the sum of the squares of the differences between the tree's attributes and each fruit's ideal attributes".
In language that I can understand a little easier:
One tree's actual values are put through this formula, comparing it to each tree type's ideal values. The result that gives the lowest number determines which tree species you've got.
(The difference between the actual color and the ideal color) squared
plus
(The difference between the actual sweetness and the ideal sweetness) squared
plus
(The difference between the actual size and the ideal size) squared
plus
(The difference between the actual length and the ideal length) squared
Of those four differences, the one which is farthest from ideal determines the fruit's adjective.
Buddha's Hand
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Greenish |
486 |
728 |
612 |
533
|
Greenish |
325 |
650 |
642 |
621
|
Greenish |
486 |
650 |
642 |
533
|
Greenish |
515 |
650 |
642 |
533
|
Long |
624 |
650 |
642 |
587
|
Long |
676 |
650 |
642 |
587
|
Reddish |
676 |
650 |
705 |
480
|
Reddish |
676 |
650 |
705 |
534
|
Reddish |
730 |
650 |
642 |
587
|
Reddish |
740 |
650 |
642 |
587
|
Small |
676 |
650 |
642 |
533
|
Small |
676 |
650 |
642 |
533
|
Small |
701 |
650 |
642 |
441
|
Small |
710 |
650 |
642 |
437
|
Small |
730 |
782 |
612 |
533
|
Tangy |
676 |
509 |
642 |
533
|
Tangy |
678 |
509 |
642 |
533
|
Long |
754 |
650 |
733 |
621
|
Attempting to come to some conclusions about ideal values for Buddha's Hand. (Pardon me while I think out loud and ramble a bit!) It is one of the starter fruits, so we have more data to look at. There are two sets of "Small" fruits which help a lot. I checked with the grower, and yes, the numbers are accurate.
- Small: 710 color, 650 sweet, 642 size, 437 length <-- 642 size is very common so far, but this fruit is one where 642 size is the farthest from ideal, making the other three values closer to ideal.
- Small: 730 color, 782 sweet, 612 size, 533 length <-- This fruit has the highest sweetness we've seen, and very high color, but "small" is still the value farthest from its ideal
Range for Buddha's Hand ideal values:
- Color 515-676
- Sweet 509-?
- Size 642-?
- Length ?-587
Citron
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Large |
325 |
320 |
594 |
621
|
Large |
486 |
107 |
612 |
704
|
Long |
325 |
182 |
408 |
621
|
Long |
325 |
311 |
408 |
621
|
Long |
486 |
182 |
408 |
522
|
Reddish |
542 |
120 |
408 |
441
|
Tangy |
486 |
120 |
408 |
441
|
Coralfruit
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Corian
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Etrog
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Large |
279 |
650 |
483 |
756
|
Grapefruit
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Greenish |
676 |
171 |
612 |
507
|
Greenish |
759 |
311 |
642 |
533
|
Long |
760 |
107 |
612 |
704
|
Greenish |
676 |
311 |
642 |
450
|
Greenish |
687 |
311 |
612 |
507
|
Greenish |
687 |
320 |
710 |
507
|
Greenish |
687 |
320 |
756 |
568
|
Greenish |
695 |
311 |
612 |
507
|
Iyokan
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Kumquat
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Small |
515 |
320 |
642 |
533
|
Long |
383 |
331 |
751 |
704
|
Reddish |
635 |
331 |
751 |
533
|
Small |
486 |
311 |
642 |
533
|
Tangy |
399 |
311 |
751 |
533
|
Small |
325 |
320 |
642 |
621
|
Small |
515 |
320 |
642 |
533
|
Long |
383 |
311 |
865 |
621
|
Lemon
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Flat |
699 |
650 |
642 |
621
|
Flat |
676 |
650 |
642 |
621
|
Flat |
676 |
650 |
612 |
621
|
Greenish |
279 |
509 |
612 |
756
|
Greenish |
325 |
650 |
642 |
737
|
Small |
701 |
396 |
394 |
756
|
Sweet |
701 |
650 |
565 |
704
|
Tangy |
486 |
311 |
612 |
698
|
Tangy |
486 |
320 |
594 |
720
|
Tangy |
486 |
311 |
642 |
704
|
Tangy |
621 |
311 |
705 |
621
|
Tangy |
621 |
311 |
705 |
621
|
Tangy |
668 |
182 |
612 |
704
|
Tangy |
676 |
320 |
612 |
622
|
Tangy |
676 |
311 |
612 |
627
|
Tangy |
676 |
311 |
642 |
756
|
Tangy |
687 |
320 |
612 |
568
|
Tangy |
687 |
320 |
756 |
632
|
Tangy |
699 |
311 |
642 |
621
|
Tangy |
699 |
311 |
612 |
621
|
Reddish |
754 |
650 |
642 |
746
|
Sweet |
699 |
650 |
612 |
746
|
Tangy |
699 |
522 |
612 |
746
|
Tangy |
754 |
311 |
642 |
621
|
Sweet |
699 |
650 |
612 |
746
|
Tangy |
754 |
311 |
612 |
621
|
Large |
754 |
650 |
792 |
746
|
Large |
754 |
650 |
757 |
746
|
Large |
754 |
650 |
753 |
746
|
Reddish |
754 |
650 |
642 |
855
|
Flat |
719 |
650 |
642 |
642
|
Flat |
754 |
647 |
642 |
621
|
Sweet |
754 |
745 |
792 |
746
|
Large |
754 |
650 |
792 |
855
|
Large |
754 |
650 |
721 |
746
|
Range for Lemon Ideal Values
- Color: 325-754
- Sweet: 522-650
- Size: 394-721
- Length: 642-?
Lenat
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Long |
676 |
320 |
612 |
507
|
Long |
676 |
407 |
542 |
507
|
Long |
653 |
311 |
612 |
507
|
Lime
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Mandarin
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Orange
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Large |
486 |
514 |
408 |
756
|
Oroblanco
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Tangy |
676 |
182 |
757 |
841
|
Pummelo
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Shangjuan
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Sudachi
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Large |
399 |
331 |
394 |
533
|
Large |
486 |
292 |
594 |
621
|
Large |
616 |
311 |
542 |
507
|
Large |
687 |
311 |
542 |
507
|
Large |
695 |
311 |
542 |
507
|
Long |
515 |
311 |
408 |
621
|
Reddish |
676 |
311 |
474 |
627
|
Large |
466 |
311 |
612 |
533
|
Long |
486 |
311 |
408 |
621
|
Reddish |
730 |
182 |
495 |
587
|
Summerbell
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Large |
440 |
182 |
483 |
756
|
Large |
486 |
35 |
408 |
841
|
Reddish |
701 |
182 |
394 |
841
|
Tangelo
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Reddish |
486 |
182 |
698 |
704
|
Small |
279 |
182 |
698 |
756
|
Tangerine
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Example |
color |
sweet |
size |
length
|
Yuzu
Label
|
Color
|
Sweet
|
Size
|
Length
|
Large |
486 |
182 |
612 |
441
|
Long |
287 |
182 |
408 |
441
|