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What kind of citrus fruit is this?
Posted on 11/26/12 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 11/26/12 at 5:34 pm
This is the tree in my buddy's backyard, and he says its never bloomed in the 5 yrs they've been there.
It's about the size of a softball, it taste like an orange when you bite into it and a lemon after you swallow....
It's about the size of a softball, it taste like an orange when you bite into it and a lemon after you swallow....
Posted on 11/26/12 at 5:42 pm to Darla Hood
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Meyer lemon?
They predicted this right?
Posted on 11/26/12 at 6:19 pm to Tigerpaw123
i still have no idea...
Posted on 11/26/12 at 8:51 pm to heypaul
The fruit looks like a Meyer lemon. An ugly one. Taste described sounds like a Meyer lemon as well. He should fertilize that baby.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 8:55 pm to Gris Gris
Skin is too thick and the fruit is too high in the tree for a Meyer lemon. They grow low and have paper thin skin. Could just be some bastard lemon/orange.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 9:12 pm to Martini
quote:this
some bastard lemon
Posted on 11/26/12 at 9:21 pm to Dandy Lion
looks like a lemon tree where the graft died and the fruit started growing on the wild side.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 10:22 pm to diat150
The tree itself looks odd. My bet is on root stock. That would explain the lack of fruit. Consider yourself lucky the fruit is even edible.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 12:20 am to heypaul
It's a sour orange.
ETA: There are several varieties.
ETA: There are several varieties.
This post was edited on 11/27/12 at 12:21 am
Posted on 11/27/12 at 6:15 am to tetu
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Pomelo
that's the closes looking one..
but i swear it taste like an orange up front and then sour ??
it's weird
Posted on 11/27/12 at 6:22 am to Martini
Oh
He has a kumquat tree about 15 foot away that produces thousands every fall ...
Think that could have something to do with it?
(eta: he had just picked the ones he could reach and filled up two 5 gallon buckets!)
He has a kumquat tree about 15 foot away that produces thousands every fall ...
Think that could have something to do with it?
(eta: he had just picked the ones he could reach and filled up two 5 gallon buckets!)
This post was edited on 11/27/12 at 6:24 am
Posted on 11/27/12 at 8:29 am to heypaul
It's one of the most upright citrus trees I've seen. You can check low on the trunk and see if it has a grafted joint or elbow. If it does, it's producing some known variety most likely. If no visible graft line, most likely overgrown rootstock.
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