Tangerine Tree?

[Sprinkler Buddy]

I was given a tangerine tree in a 2 gal. pot. It has thorns on all branches, will it produce sweet fruit?

 

[Smart Red]

It should unless it is a seedling and not a known variety. I don't know much about growing citrus -- not many grow in south-est, central-est Wisconsin, but many citrus have thorns. I had an orange, lemon, and grapefruit tree. All of them had thorns; all were killed off before they had a chance to produce fruit or stab me to severely.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

I don't have the slightest clue as of how to grow citrus (even though I think that kumquats may be possible in my area) but I can tell you this -

Many of the citrus fruits (excluding grapefruit) that you buy at the store are injected with artificial sweeteners just to make them as sweet as they can possibly be; the consumers want their citrus to be very sweet, so the big citrus growers make sure that their citrus are going to be what the consumers want them to be - very sweet. I am not sure if this is still going on (my guess is yes, it is) I just figured that I'd warn you that your tangerines may not taste as you may have expected they would. [They would also be homegrown and fresh from the tree (or bush?)]

Hopefully we'll get somebody that has some real experience with citrus on this thread.

 

[baymule]

Lucky you!! Tangerines are so good, especially right off the tree!