The Lemon Tree is Loaded
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
January 12, 2020 4:55pm CST
Do you like lemons? My daughter has this lemon tree in the photo at her house. It is a good producer of lemons and I usually get all I want when this thing goes into production. They used to have 3 or 4 but the flood in 2016 killed all of them but this one tree.
I just got my second bag of lemons this season. I'm going to have to juice this second batch and freeze it in an ice cube tray. Then I will dump and store them in a gallon size Ziploc bag. That way I will have lemon juice all summer for cold tea.
I have been enjoying eating them. They are a nice blend of sweet and sour. I'm supposed to eat sour candy to stimulate my saliva glands. I've had surgery once for this and don't want to do it again. Eating candy is fine and dandy but also has those calories that lead to weight gain. I also have medication for this that used to be covered 100% by my insurance. When I got a new prescription it was not covered at all and over $40. I'll take a fresh lemon any day over taking medicine or surgery!
She is going to try to root me a tree this Spring. I hope she is successful!
Do you like to eat lemons? Do you put salt on them or eat them just as they are? I do both with these, depending on my mood.
Photo Credit: Ashley Gros, used with permission
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15 responses
@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
13 Jan 20
My mother used to eat sour things. I don't care to eat lemons. It's nice that your daughter supplies you with lemons. Where does your daughter live that she can grow lemons???
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
14 Jan 20
She lives in west baton rouge parish. Citrus trees grow pretty well here. I'll have to take a picture of our satsuma tree in Louisiana. It's huge. A lot of them were killed when it flooded in 2016, but mine survived. Now the tangerine tree is producing an odd fruit. I don't know if it cross pollinated or what. We used to get tangerines off it though, so this is a bit weird after so many years. This fruit is very sour and is now shaped different.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
21 Jan 20
@LindaOHio I'll try to remember the next time I go over there. Was there today but hadn't read your message yet. LOL.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
14 Jan 20
@kareng Your tree must have been cross-pollinated?? Interesting. Yes, please take a picture of your satsuma tree!
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
15 Jan 20
I like lemon. I drink hot lemonade before I go to sleep at night.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
25 Jan 20
@Nakitakona Yeah, it's called worry over my mom for one who has Alzheimers.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
21 Jan 20
@kareng ugh! Why? Do you have a problem?
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
13 Jan 20
Lemon tree very pretty. Would love to have a lemon tree. Lemons are kind of pricey in the grocery stores. That's why I usually buy limes.
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@wolfgirl569 (135662)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jan 20
I like them sometimes. Hope she can get you a tree started.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Jan 20
I have a lemon tree
It didnt bare last year, so maybe this year.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jan 20
When my parents had a lemon tree, I made fresh lemonade.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
13 Jan 20
So many lemons! I don't mind a lemon, I don't go after them but if the option is there I would. My neighbors have this tree that grows giant lemons and the people who lived there before used to give some to us. The people that live there ow, I don't even know if they pluck them or not.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
13 Jan 20
I have a small lemon tree in my household. It fruits well for its size.
