Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
11 / 26 / 2020
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Season Photo Was Taken
Autumn
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Cave Spring
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
libertymoonbeam
Notes:
This lemon (?) tree is about 15 feet tall and was loaded with softball+ size citrus (all of the fruits were in the 3-inch diameter range or bigger). It is definitely cold hardy and has been in this location for years. It has wicked thorns. What type of lemon/citrus is it? It smells a bit like a grapefruit but tastes more like a lemon.
Comments
libertymoonbeam Registered says:
Hi – Thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t think this is a trifoliate orange. The fruit is softball size which seems much larger than what is described for the trifoliate orange. Also, the skin is not fuzzy, it is lemon-like. The description for trifoliate orange says it is not edible due to the bitter taste, but this plant is edible and actually produces a very good (but strong) citrus juice.
December 15th, 2020 at 12:04pm
Walter Reeves The Georgia Gardener says:
trifoliate orange
see https://www.walterreeves.com/food-gardening/trifoliate-orange
December 3rd, 2020 at 1:50pm