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Lemon tree gone wild

By LLoyd Nichols

Real Estate Agent with Premier Florida Realty of SWFL

November 06, 2009 05:17 PM

Fort Myers Beach gardens always surprises me. A few years back I planted a citrus tree with my wife Karen. A lemon tree. The first year we got maybe six or so quite large lemons. Now on its third year these fruits are getting ridiculously large. Larger then an orange, as big as a medium grapefruit.

I wonder how big they will get next season? Nature never ceases to amaze me.

The real lemon is twice as large as this picture. And these citrus trees do not need much. Fort Myers Beach dirt is a sandy loam type of course. They taste good to. This fruit could garnish many gin or vodka tonics!

Fort Myers Beach garden

and welcome to Fort Myers Beach!

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Ed Newman

Alamo Infrared, LLC - Midvale, UT

I wonder what a grapefruit tree would do in your yard!

Nov 06, 2009 09:36 PM

LLoyd Nichols

Premier Florida Realty of SWFL - Fort Myers, FL

Southwest Florida Homes By The Sea

Ed: its amazing how fast anything grows here. One type called the sea grape can grow over 5 foot in one year.

Nov 07, 2009 12:24 AM

Diane Daley

Caron's Gateway Real Estate - Northumberland, NH

Holy smoke, You need to open a lemonaide stand with those lemons... WOW

Nov 07, 2009 02:03 AM

Tony & Darcy Cannon

Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT

The C Team

That is some good soil! Those are great lemons!

Nov 07, 2009 05:44 AM

Nick T Pappas

Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL

Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

LLoyd, you got me at gin or vodka tonics...send me some of that soil!!!

Nov 07, 2009 07:51 AM

Joe Brant

Keller Williams Realty - Oriental, NC

ABR, GRI, ePRO

Awesome lemon! About the size of some tangerines we picked just north of Titusville a few years ago. It's getting a little cool here, maybe I need to head that way and stock up with a couple bushels.

Nov 07, 2009 01:03 PM

Diane: Its an idea! I would be the oldest lemonade stand operator in the area.

Tom and Darcy: some even have their own vegetabe gardens here.

Nick: This whole subject got me thirsty to!

Joe: you are welcome to give me a buzz if you do. We finaly are having some fall weather. What is going on this year?

Nov 07, 2009 03:43 PM

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