Monday, January 19, 2015

Hopefully Not a Lemon

We were looking at our Satsuma tangerine tree and I saw some new growth near the bottom of the trunk.


I told Art we should just pluck it off since it doesn't look all that great to have a second branch there.


When he did, we were surprised to see large thorns!  The rest of the tangerine tree has no thorns.  These look like lemon tree thorns.

Let's hope we get tangerines someday soon and that we didn't get a lemon of a tree.
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29 comments:

  1. Reader WilJanuary 19, 2015 at 12:51 AM

    Maybe it's a cross-breed between lemon and tangerine,
    in that case you can call it Lemorine or Tangeron!
    Do tell us how it develops, please
    Wil, ABCW Team.

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    1. KayJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:54 AM

      I have a friend who had to wait almost 10 years for their tangerine tree to fruit and then they discovered it was a lemon. Arrrghhhh! I hope that doesn't happen to us.

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  2. DJanJanuary 19, 2015 at 3:26 AM

    Hmmm. Time will tell. Maybe even tangerine trees have those when they get started. :-)

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  3. Kathy GJanuary 19, 2015 at 3:41 AM

    Did they maybe graft the satsuma onto a lemon tree trunk?

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    1. KayJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:53 AM

      We can't understand why the graft is so high up the trunk.

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  4. DeniseinVAJanuary 19, 2015 at 3:51 AM

    It looks so healthy. Interesting about the thorns.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 4:03 AM

    wow, that is strange,

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    1. KayJanuary 21, 2015 at 8:30 PM

      Oh Laurie... I'm so sorry you lost your blog again. We are all going to be missing you. But I hope I still get to talk to you here.

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  6. munJanuary 19, 2015 at 5:09 AM

    Did someone graft a lemon plant onto your tangerine plant? In the end, did Art remove that new branch (lemon)?

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    1. KayJanuary 19, 2015 at 11:51 AM

      Oh yes! He absolutely did. We really don't want another lemon tree.

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  7. ChristineJanuary 19, 2015 at 5:20 AM

    Gosh, I wonder...

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  8. TaborJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:16 AM

    If it is growing below a graft it might be from the root stock but I cannot see a graft line in your photo. Good thing to remove either way as it will take nutrition from the growth above.

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  9. OlgaJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    Some hanky-panky going on amongst the trees in your neighborhood?

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  10. MageJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:44 AM

    It looks as if they grafted a tangerine top on a sturdy lemon bottom. :)

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  11. jaz@octoberfarmJanuary 19, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    uh oh...that sure looks like a lemon to me!

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  12. DinaJanuary 19, 2015 at 7:10 AM

    Oi, good luck!

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  13. AdamJanuary 19, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    if that's so, I hope you like lemons

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    1. KayJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:52 AM

      We already have TWO Meyer lemon trees. We really, really don't want another lemon tree.

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  14. Joanne NoragonJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    Quick, off with it. Let the tangerines be free to grow!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:57 AM

    Cute! And yes it good to remove those suckers. Often they arise from the root stock. Apparently your tree was grafted onto lemon tree roots, probably because they are stronger. Left unchecked, the suckers will produce a lemon tree.

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  16. UnknownJanuary 19, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Tangerines sound good.
    Although with lemons you get lemonade.

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  17. Linda KayJanuary 19, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    Could a different type of tree be growing from the stem of your tree? I can't wait to see how this turns out.

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  18. RedJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    So grafts can be very surprising. If people aren't careful the original root stuff can take over. I would prefer the tangerines.

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  19. Arkansas PattiJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:22 PM

    I think schmidley has hit on it. I'd remove that sucker and relax especially since the rest of the tree is thorn free. Good luck

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  20. CloudiaJanuary 19, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    Can't wait to see pics of your fruit!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    <3

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  21. Linda ReederJanuary 19, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    I had no idea some types of lemon trees had thorns until I Googled just now. I did see that thorny sucker growth should be removed.

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  22. Great Grandma LinJanuary 20, 2015 at 4:00 AM

    waiting to hear what kind of fruit you get...

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  23. CynthiaJanuary 20, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    That would be disappointing for you, but I would be pretty excited to have lemons. I hope you will be presently surprised, and soon!

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  24. RamblingWoods2.comJanuary 20, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    How great fresh fruit in the yard is!

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