Growing the Ponderosa Lemon Tree and a Look at the Fruit it Produces

[@giovannamelton2117]

I believe a have this variety that I did grow from a seed here in So Cal -and it' a match to the mother tree. The mother tree was an old variety with thorns but not grafted . So happy I grew it from seed - wonderful grapefruit sized fruit .

[@EatYourBackyard]

Really good, greetings to SoCal from FL.

[@gr8handsftl]

Love my tree. The fruit is huge, anywhere from 1 - 1 1/3 cups of juice per lemon. It's sweeter than traditional lemons, so you don't have to add as much sugar. I keep mine shorter, so it's easier to maintain and when the new branches form, I just cut off the thorns so I don't have to deal with them

[@EatYourBackyard]

Yep, good idea to trim the thorns.

[@monicapeterson9138]

How long have you had it

[@jimburnette3319]

The fragrance the flowers give off is amazing

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[@xxxmariafrealgarcia1512]

I have a lemon tree and my lemons grow that big they are never small so thank you. Now I know what type I have

[@EatYourBackyard]

Excellent a great variety!

[@peachtrees27]

Yum. The #1 reason to live in zone 10: citrus!

[@EatYourBackyard]

Pete Kuhns Definitely, they are a little tough to grow with salty irrigation, so I need to find spots in my yard where the irrigation won't hit the leaves.

[@tohopes]

Drip irrigation would not hit the leaves.

[@MsFishingdog]

Great video. how often does this tree produce lemons.

[@EatYourBackyard]

Thanks, it produces once a year. Getting ready to do a harvest video on it.

[@sissym2747]

The lemons on my tree are at least 17" around but the lemons inside are the regular size lol all hull but I love my tree.

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[@malchik4789]

I just sowed some

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[@yizzylopez8147]

I planted a small one very close to concrete. When it grows would it lift the concrete with its roots?

[@EatYourBackyard]

I don't think it would lift concrete, grew right to my house, like 3 inches from it and no issues. Please check out my new band (called Hunnitap) if interested, my performance Live Streams are coming soon on Jedi Jingle Maker (my original music KZbin channel, please sub if not already and leave a comment, thanks!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk I am also on all major music platforms (Apple Music, Spotify, KZbin Music, etc.) as Jedi Jingle Maker.

[@randylynnr]

I would love to get a cutting! Maybe you can send me one- I live in South Carolina and this is the fruit that I might be able to grow. I’m not feeling well lately and came across your video- so I thought I would ask you? I hope we can work this out! Happiness is gardening.

[@EatYourBackyard]

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[@Tootnscoot]

My wife saw one of these and as I am a bonsai enthusiast she got it... I did not realize it grew footballs

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[@chuvakizsingapurjye]

Hi! Do you think I can plant this in Thailand (100 degree weather in summer and 80 degrees in winter)? I love these lemons

[@EatYourBackyard]

Yes, absolutely!

[@chuvakizsingapurjye]

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[@jackiestankard5108]

I bought a Ponderosa at Home Depot and it has produced fruit. The fruit never turns yellow, remaining green. Do I need to do something else beside fertilizing with citrus spikes?

[@EatYourBackyard]

Yes, you need to give it a good organic like fish emulsion or bunny manure, give it granular micro nutrients, something like those 10 jars of dynomite you can get at stores. With those 2 ingredients and no other stressors, it should jump way up. Also, citrus likes to have very little grass under the canopy, although I find that impractical in a yard mostly. Also, I hope you will also check out my new original music channel and subscribe for all the new releases. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH_Sg5imqaqKaac

[@jerilynnbarkdull3065]

Hi there! We are new to Florida and earlier this year we planted a Ponderosa 🍋 tree. It came with fruit already started and we’ve been waiting anxiously for them to ripen. Any advice on knowing when to pick the fruit!? The fruit is definitely yellow with some areas a tinge if green. I’m trying not to be impatient, but after waiting so long, it’s hard not to be!

[@EatYourBackyard]

Congrats, and great pick for a lemon tree! I usually wait for them to turn a bit yellow. I usually harvest mine around December, but sometimes pick them a bit early. I have some on my tree now, maybe I will make a vid to show what they are like when you pick them this time of year.

[@jangidgetgillihan3775]

Now I know what I have. I couldn't tell if it is a lemon, lime, or orange, or grapefruit. Thorny tree OUCH!!! Big fruit, thick peel with orangish colored fruit almost like an orange, but bite into it and, NO! It's definitely NOT an orange, lime, or grapefruit. Extremely sour! Your video solved a problem that's been puzzling me for two years since moving to this property. Thank you!

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[@terracegardening786]

Woa😍 Beautifull variety of citrus and a beautifull tree infact👌Keep the good work up👍 Wat about the taste of this Ponderosa lemon i mean is it tart or sweet?

[@EatYourBackyard]

They are very tart, extremely, hehe.

[@ericnyamu9981]

Hey is the tree still producing fruit?

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[@josephhernandez3087]

i have a ponderosa that have some lemons that wont ripen or turn yellow. there big but green and have been that way for months. and now it is flowering more than before making new lemons the old ones are still there and green. have u seen this with ur lemons?

[@Curio485]

Just be patient. They will be dark green for months. It takes almost 9 months for the fruit to mature and during this time new generations will also begin. Also good idea to invest in a good manual juicer that can handle the large fruit. I like to freeze the juice into cubes and save them in the freezer in plastic bags for the off season.

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[@anthonyporcarellosr3627]

So when do you actually pick the fruit? I planted one about 4 months ago, I live in Houston, TX and there is one large lemon and it's kinda a green/yellow color and I'mstarting to get new flowers and new little fruit, and I'm not sure if I should pick the one on there right now or notthanks

[@YEAHTOAST93]

Anthony, did you get an answer to this? I am currently in the same situation and would like to know if I should pick the green lemon or leave it on the tree until it turns the yellow color I am looking for.

[@sepj672]

YEAHTOAST93 me too - the lemons are big, but have been green a long time

[@EatYourBackyard]

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[@AngelTorres3As]

My lemons are really big, bigger than the ones in this video. The rind is super thick and inside the fruit is small. I'm not sure what kind these are. I thought ponderosa but from this video maybe not.

[@EatYourBackyard]

Citrus does not like the salt sea breeze and irrigation water in my yard, but the lemon perseveres.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Yours are the true ponderosa lemon. I'm not so sure the ones in this video are as their rinds are not nearly as thick as one would expect.

[@OfficialNewAndImproved305]

Can I grow this from a cutting?

[@EatYourBackyard]

I don't think so, best to get it grafted to the right kind of root stock, best to get citrus from a reputable nursery.

[@lorenzosanchez7912]

love ur video. how does this differ from the generic lemon we get at market? i'm in CA and i want to grow a dwarf lemon tree indoors. i saw online a 'dwarf ponderosa tree' but i'm confused how an indoor "dwarf" tree can produce these large lemons and main a small tree? if you can offer any advice on what i can grow giving my location and desire for a normal (non meyer) edible lemon i'd love to hear from you. also, what about a perennial lemon bonsai? what are those lemons like? thanks for reading and hopefully some insight. regards! Dee

[@EatYourBackyard]

They are much bigger and more tart. I think the key to indoor growing is a big pot.

[@ms.l643]

The pith is very thick, like a half inch. Regular lemons have much thinner skin and pith. It has a nice fragrance though.

[@TheFishGuy86]

i have two meyer lemon trees. one (larger one) inside a screened patio and its thriving and giving me amazing fruit. i have another one in the ground outside and i had great crops from it but now this little tree is getting hit with little black spots and powder and some of its leaves are getting discolored, curly, and are falling off. it also has some pest bug issues. how do u recommend i go about treating this tree. its grafted and i believe was treated for the really bad disease that citrus gets that everyone freaks out about. both trees are in fact. btw the tree thats not doing good is about 3ft tall. (both trees were purchased as citrus bushes. thanks! jake

[@EatYourBackyard]

TheFishGuy86 Ut oh, yeah. If it has citrus blight, there really is only one way to deal with it... They generally cut them down and burn them. If it isn't that, then maybe I would try a strong garlic and dish soap mixture, spray that all over and hope for the best. I personally don't spend much effort with trees that are dying fast. I would rather just plant something new that is easier to grow.

[@FireColoredHorses]

I am trying to find a tree that we had when I lived in Texas as a girl. Love the edible gardening. I thought it was a Ponderosa lemon. However, I do not recall that it had a thick skin. The fruits looked just like a grapefruit and as I recall, had a similar rind. Any input for me?

[@EatYourBackyard]

Hmm, I put my money on it being a Pomelo. That is kind of like a grapefruit lemon tree.

[@ramadevi_1l]

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[@sportsonwheelss]

often lemons grow true to seed. probability is very high.

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[@andrewcatlin3590]

What if your plant is not grafted and you self pollinate the flowers. How will the plants from those fruit turn out

[@andrewcatlin3590]

Also I live like 100 miles from the nearest citrus tree so there is no cross pollination

[@EatYourBackyard]

Well, the odds are not good////:)

[@chuckschillingvideos]

They self-pollinate, so you really don't have to worry.

[@Sofiarivassculptor]

I naive a small tree and it is always full of fruits. Mine are not that juice

[@EatYourBackyard]

Sofia Rivas I think the fruit gets better as the tree ages. Just a theory though.

[@ohoopeewoman7824]

The audio to this video is very muffled. Hard to understand.

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[@sharonferguson-moffat9248]

Make limoncello 😁

[@EatYourBackyard]

Yes, good call

[@chuckschillingvideos]

You definitely don't want to leave the fruits on the ground because rats, nutrients and other rodents will feast on it and you'll never get rid of them.

[@EatYourBackyard]

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[@naomiworldcitizen9966]

I can "teach" you to don't let fruit rott on the tree. Give some away!!!

[@EatYourBackyard]

hehe

[@zirtone]

Its not Ponderosa.

[@zirtone]

@Old chunk of coal. Ponderosa has other shape of leaves and fruits. Maybe its some hybrid between lemon and citron. But its not Ponderosa. Google it.

[@EatYourBackyard]

I know it doesn't look like it, but that is what the tag said, it is old and not carefully maintained, so it is like a stressed version.

[@theespinozagrove]

They look to small to be

[@EatYourBackyard]

Sorta.

[@EatYourBackyard]

a bit i suppose.

[@sgpusak]

I have a tree like this and it taste awful, and I don't know why, my husband won't have anything to do with them.

[@EatYourBackyard]

My guess is that it was grown from seed. Citrus grown from seed can taste bad. My tree is grafted to Indian river root stock and tastes great. Any chance yours was grown from seed?

[@sgpusak]

I have no clue, we bought 3 trees 10 years ago one is a grapefruit tree, the other a tangerine tree and last was a orange tree which turned out to be the ponderosa lemon tree! The grapefruit tree taste fine, tangerine died and we are stuck with this lemon tree...LOL so your guess is as good as mine!

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