Do citrus trees have thorns?

Answer 1

the kind you buy at the nursery are usually hybrids and bred not to have thorns,, however if you plant a seed from one of these they will revert to the original thorny state!! most fruit trees have thorns in the wild to protect their fruit!! figs are not fruit and do not have thorns!!

Answer 2

Citrus Tree With Thorns

Answer 3

Lemon Tree Thorns

Answer 4

Oh my gash, I just asked this question to a friend of mine, because I just moved into a house and it has one fig tree and 3 orange trees. I thought that all the trees(orange) were the same, until I was cutting some limbs off and stuck myself with one of the thorns on the orange tree. I freaked out, because I never thought that they had thorns. I figured it was a fluke of nature,and it did not like me cutting on it. Well I found out that some citrus trees have thorns(go figure!!) so yes they do I have 2. the 3rd tree was a regular orange tree with no thorns.

Answer 5

My lemon tree has thorns! It depends on the variety of the citrus tree. Some varieties of lemons, oranges, etc have thorns, some do not. I think most that are grown from seed do. Mine was grown from a seed, so has thorns and is sterile. Nearly all citrus trees must be grafted to produce fruit.
Here is a link from a nursery about the care of your citrus tree:
http://www.briteleaf.com/citrus_tree_care.htm
...jj

Answer 6

Yes of course some citrus trees have thorns, some are more likely to have thorns when they are young. I dont think its really anything to worry about though.

Answer 7

They might. As already mentioned, it depends on where they originally came from.

I have a grapefruit tree that I planted from seed and it has some wicked thorns. I have another planted from a nursery sapling and it has almost no thorns, but still has a few.

If you are wanting to grow some and avoid the thorns, I would buy an already well established plant.

Answer 8

i have grown calamondin and they are for me the easiest and will be in bloom and fruit (sometimes at the same time!) almost all year long. the most important thing with citrus is strong sun-you need at least 4-5 hours of direct sun RAYS on you citrus plant if you are going to keep it indoors-putting it outside in summer is beneficial. the hardest thing is the watering-too much and it will rot-too little and it dries up and it's sometimes impossible for it to come back- when i say the calamondin is easiest it is in this respect- it is a bit more forgiving. The meyer's lemon is also quite forgiving-my mom has one and if it's still alive (w/ 2 fruit) than it's got to be a survivor! Basically at least the first couple of inches have be dry before watering it thoroughly-if it's a bigger pot than wait a bit longer. And watch the leaves-i ususally wait till i see them starting to hang just a bit to know when to water-but if the pot seems quite light and the dirt is very dry at the top than don't wait to water. this can be a bit tricky: i have what is called a buddha's hand lemon, it has a very strange shape with the bottom half of the fruit having what looks like fingers! it is the pickiest one to water-it seems that the dirt is sill quite moist and then before i know it all the leaves are drooping and the earth is dry! so i have to really keep an eye on him. if you can provide soil that is very loose than you can water more frequently as the roots will have more air. you can do this by using a seedling mix and adding perlite or gravel or whatever to loosen up the mix. but this also means that you can't leave it dry completely or it might loose it's leaves. the last thing is that it needs acidic soil in order to bloom and flower and be healthy in general-you can add a teaspoon of lemon juice to each liter of water or you can add half a teaspoon of aluminum sulfate on the surface of the soil for a one gallon pot every 6 months. high humidity and cool nights are also a good idea-more so for some varieties.

Answer 9

Yes they do. I have noticed that thorns on older trees are not as prominent as thorns on younger trees. Poncirus, in the same family as citrus, has crazy thornage!!

I also must mention that there are varieties that do not have thorns, or have fewer (or more) thorns than a wild variety.

Answer 10

Yes they do some kinds of citrus fruit do have huge thorns! I work in an North East Coast garden center and we import all kinds of lemon,limes,oranges,grapefruit,tangerine etc. And some of them have inch long or better thorns!

Answer 11

not all citrus trees have thorns but i have a lemon tree that does and its a curse.Just go to your nursery and they will help you