Hello from Arizona!

[Rudy]

hi everyone! We have been here in Arizona now for 5 years and I am still amazed at how fast plants grow here! Coming from the north where it takes years for a bush to grow big it's fun to finally have flowering plants all year round. I hope you all can help me with a citrus tree that is in my yard. Bought it as a "navel orange" but it's obviously not! Below is the fruit. It's the large yellow one. I included the medium orange and lemon for comparison. The leaves are large,green and glossy. Lots of large thorns. The fruit pulp is sour/tart. As you can see the skin is thick and dimply. Hope you all can help me! Thanks

 

[Beth_B]

Welcome! I've spent quite a bit of time in arizona as I have friends there...don't recognize that fruit but I wonder if you could call local independent (not big box) nurseries and ask.
I wonder if it could be a citrus plant hybrid. What does it taste like?

 

[Rudy]

Thank you! Well it tastes like a lemon. Someone mentioned it might be a cuban shaddock. .... Trying to decide what to do with the fruit now!

 

[Fernsdaddy]

It looks to be a hybrid lemon, When I lived in Calif. we had large lemons growing in the yard the tree had long large thorns that would reach and grab you.

 

[Beth_B]

Thank you! Well it tastes like a lemon. Someone mentioned it might be a cuban shaddock. .... Trying to decide what to do with the fruit now!

My Arizona friends had a couple of grapefruit trees out back by the pool...we'd make fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and add lots of vodka.
You could do the same with your lemony fruit (with or without vodka...straight up fresh lemon juice is awesome.)

 

[amelia88]

Welcome! I guess in my head I had the perception that Arizona was vastly desert type landscape (for some reason I just thought cacti and lots of it!) but you've changed my views! Great to have you here and I look forward to hearing more about what you're growing in your garden!

 

[Becky]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Great to have you here

 

[Sheal]

Welcome to the forum Rudy. I agree it is possibly a hybrid, possibly grapefruit and lemon.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Welcome @Rudy .. Where in Arizona do you live? One of my favorite states. We have been there twice. Of course everyone goes to Sedona, and then the grand canyon, Jerome, Flagstaff. Using an off the road jeep we were able to ride well on curvy roads and place no man would venture, but this women did. My favorite part was also way down south in Ramsey Canyon to see the migration of hummingbirds in early September. and visited the well known town around there. Loved milling around off road from south to north taking the roads through beautiful mountains and seeing the small towns suddenly appear from a far. It is a wonderful diverse state. Would not want to live in the middle area, the hottest. But so pleased that north and south do not follow the same temp. No its not all dessert, in fact lots of conifers grow in Arizona. And it does snow in December in Sedona.

 

[Rudy]

Thanks all for your replies! Found out it really is a Cuban Shaddock root stock. A navel orange tree was grafted onto it but obviously didn't take.....sigh! I now have huge lemon tasting fruit. Well I'll be making lemonade now! Lol
Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[Rudy]

Welcome @Rudy .. Where in Arizona do you live? One of my favorite states. We have been there twice. Of course everyone goes to Sedona, and then the grand canyon, Jerome, Flagstaff. Using an off the road jeep we were able to ride well on curvy roads and place no man would venture, but this women did. My favorite part was also way down south in Ramsey Canyon to see the migration of hummingbirds in early September. and visited the well known town around there. Loved milling around off road from south to north taking the roads through beautiful mountains and seeing the small towns suddenly appear from a far. It is a wonderful diverse state. Would not want to live in the middle area, the hottest. But so pleased that north and south do not follow the same temp. No its not all dessert, in fact lots of conifers grow in Arizona. And it does snow in December in Sedona.

What a great trip! We live near Phoenix so it gets hot. Tired of the cold winters up north!

 

[Esther Knapicius]

It is wonderful on earth where we can find the right temp/weather for us to choose to live in. Hate the heat myself. Love winter, spring and fall.

 

[Trellum]

Hello there and welcome to the forum! I hope you enjoy your stay here and find this forum super useful So have fun and please take the time to explore the forum for a bit I'm sure you will like it!

 

[Rudy]

Hello there and welcome to the forum! I hope you enjoy your stay here and find this forum super useful So have fun and please take the time to explore the forum for a bit I'm sure you will like it!

Thanks!

 

[zigs]

Welcome to the forums

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