![]() ![]() Pummelo is the other name for pomelo trees. The pomelo trees have thorns and the trees bear tarty flavored fruits that are Swedish as well. Some varieties of grapefruit trees like ‘marsh’ have soft, flexible short thorns whereas some varieties like Meiwa have no thorns at all. Since the plant is a cross between a Caribbean orange and a pummelo, grapefruits get their prickly characteristics from that fruit. ![]() The twigs of the majority of grapefruit varieties have tiny, pliable thorns. The limes like kaffir limes have the spines a bit harder, are small in size, and present below the point having a group of leaves. The thorns on limes are seen all over the branches. It is a thing that the limes that bear too many thorns have more fruits than those bearing less or no thorns. Not just this some varieties of orange trees have bitter fruits that cannot be even consumed. This citrus tree has yummy sweet-flavored fruits though some other varieties might include hard thorns and sour fruits. Orange trees have thorns that are a bit blunt with small sizes present at the base of the leaves. ![]() Some varieties might have hard thorns that can even prick the fruits due to agitation or something else. Some hybrids of the lemon trees like Eureka might not have that many thorns or thorns at all. Most varieties of lemon trees have thorns that are spiky and are seen on the twigs. the citrus plants in the younger stages show a lot of thorns which later reduces as the ‘citrus tree’ stage approaches. The pointed structures in the plants indicate that the animals like to munch on them so much that to survive the plant adapts by having these structures like spikes, thorns, sharp skin, etc. With time the citrus tree evolved to stay protected by having these spikes. The citrus trees nearing all that fruit and in some cases, the yummy leaves as well are prone to a heart attack by the hungry grazers.
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