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I have written much about my lemon tree. It is my joy. Whenever I feel sad or upset I go to it, look at it and touch it. Invariably I feel better.
Well, right next to it is another smaller tree. Last year it put out a few flowers, but we had seen no fruit. For a while we thought that it too was a lemon, then I realized that the brunches had thorns, so we decided that it might be grapefruit. This would have been nice. We love grapefruits.
The mystery of the tree was solved by my MIL! And how! She found that a tree had a fruit on it after all!
It is an Etrog (Citron)! And a huge one! I can not imagine how we missed it! There are quite a few flowers on the tree this year. I hope we will get a few more Etrogs in this coming year!
3 hours ago
Cool. But I am not at all familiar with what a Citron is.
ReplyDeleteHow big is that baby? I think you'd need 2 hands to carry it, and then how do you hold the lulav?
ReplyDeleteoh my, with a pitom, too!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am growing etrog trees in my house in New York for the past few years. I get flowers each year and this past summer (they were outside enjoying the fresh air) was the first year that they were pollinated. I had baby etrogs growing!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBut then they fell off and we were left with just the tree.
I await the spring.
OH MY GOSH!! That is so exciting!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletehow beautiful are Hashems creations.
ReplyDeleteSukkos will be so special for you.
ReplyDeleteI was trying to remember the name of those, trying to remember...and there you go! Yes! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIsn't there something in Jewish tradition about the Lulav and the Etrog? Very beautiful and I am envious. Your blessings in Israel just continues to be fruitful and multiply!
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