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I have this citrus tree growing in a pot. The problem is I don't remember what fruit it came from. Despite being purchased at the local Walmart and having been irradiated there were two seeds that had started to sprout roots so I planted them. One died and the other is growing well. I don't have a digital camera so I can't post a picture. I remember that the fruit was delicious and my guess is that it was a Blood Orange or a Ruby Grapefruit.
It has thorns at every branch and at the base of most leaves. I know that bitter oranges have thorns, but this fruit was very sweet. The thorns are thin, (thinner than those on a bitter orange) sharp and about an inch long.
The leaves are almost 2 leaves in one both arranged one after another in line on the same central rib. The proximal portion is a long and thin oval to teardrop shape about an inch long and a half inch wide and the distal section is a much larger oval to teardrop about an inch and a half wide and about 2 and a half long, for the total leaf length of around three and a half inches. The teardrops are arranged with the wider parts abbutting. If you look very closely the leaf edges have tiny ruffled edges, but at a glance look smooth dark green and almost waxy.
I've tried some tree identification sites but they so far have only pictures of fully grown trees from far enough away that you can't see individual leaves and no detailed descriptions.
It has thorns at every branch and at the base of most leaves. I know that bitter oranges have thorns, but this fruit was very sweet. The thorns are thin, (thinner than those on a bitter orange) sharp and about an inch long.
The leaves are almost 2 leaves in one both arranged one after another in line on the same central rib. The proximal portion is a long and thin oval to teardrop shape about an inch long and a half inch wide and the distal section is a much larger oval to teardrop about an inch and a half wide and about 2 and a half long, for the total leaf length of around three and a half inches. The teardrops are arranged with the wider parts abbutting. If you look very closely the leaf edges have tiny ruffled edges, but at a glance look smooth dark green and almost waxy.
I've tried some tree identification sites but they so far have only pictures of fully grown trees from far enough away that you can't see individual leaves and no detailed descriptions.
