I’ve never seen a lemon like that but I’m no lemonologist.
mean-mommy-
Maybe a Meyer lemon or some other hybrid? It’s hard to tell because the picture of the fruit is so weird.
Lipstick-supernova24
They look like pomelos
Ecodragon1022
Is it maybe a pomelo? It’s hard to tell the size from the pictures
ok-MTLmunchies
If the staff is latino, they would refer to a lime as a lemon (límon)
Looking at your 3rd picture though, that looks like a pomelo
SnowOverRain
The slice photo looks exactly like a pomelo, but ultimately we need a banana for scale, OP.
MALDI2015
There are certain grapefruit hybrids that were grown from seeds, resulting in undesirable traits.
This often occurred because the original planter was unaware that citrus trees typically do not grow true to seed.
When I was a child, I was surrounded by these types of citrus trees, and their fruit was very sour and bitter—nothing like the sweet, edible oranges that were intended.
stellavangelist
Depending on where you are in AZ, there could definitely be other citrus around that cross pollinated another tree that produced random seeds that became this tree. The city applies the whitewash intentionally so they also may have purchased an odd hybrid tree like that and planted it there. There’s a guy in Phoenix who runs an exotic fruit farm and has some citrus trees that have no names but have some of the most amazing citrus fruit I’ve ever tried. Edited to change phrasing – citrus trees don’t produce surprise fruit.
RK8814RK
Looks like a pomelo
Ok_Chart_198
Perhaps bergamot
soad334
Colors are a little weird but theyre likely just a little unripe which makes sense given the time of year. the inside fruit screams grapefruit. I say this having had multiple grapefruit trees in Arizona over the years.
KEYPiggy_YT
They look like small pomelos. Probably a hybrid
Googulator
Maybe Ugli fruit?
95castles
99% sure those are Limas. Boring flavor, I have a tree myself. Like super watered down orange/lemon juice
Sipnifs
Looks like a pomelo to me
Radiant-Maximum6550
Could be a sour orange.
International-Law-67
Lemon orange hybrids. They’re not good
Kinetic92
Very likely pomelo
BabyGottaEat
I believe these are lemons. It’s just that the fruit has been left on the tree for an extended period of time. Back in 2010, I bought a house in LA with an overgrown, unkempt, lemon tree. A lot of the lemons were huge. The looked swollen like the lemons in OPs pic. It appeared the the fruit just kept growing and didn’t drop at the end of the season. I think some of those lemons were a few years old. They were sweet and the tartness had faded over time. Several of them were too dry on the inside like OPs. I was the caretaker of that tree for 6 years and the lemons appeared and tasted more like what you are used too over time. However, they were always sweeter than the store bought ones. I miss that tree every day. Anyway, it would be fun to harvest all of the fruit on the tree to spawn some new fruiting next season. The next ones will be amazing.
Dry_Razzmatazz69
Looks like a laraha orange
Intelligent-Job-6407
In Mexico those are called lima dulce or limon real. Citrus limettoides.
tarlastar
Yes they are lemons. Citrus grows amazingly well in Arizona. Wait until you get a navel orange the size of a softball.
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I’ve never seen a lemon like that but I’m no lemonologist.
Maybe a Meyer lemon or some other hybrid? It’s hard to tell because the picture of the fruit is so weird.
They look like pomelos
Is it maybe a pomelo? It’s hard to tell the size from the pictures
If the staff is latino, they would refer to a lime as a lemon (límon)
Looking at your 3rd picture though, that looks like a pomelo
The slice photo looks exactly like a pomelo, but ultimately we need a banana for scale, OP.
There are certain grapefruit hybrids that were grown from seeds, resulting in undesirable traits.
This often occurred because the original planter was unaware that citrus trees typically do not grow true to seed.
When I was a child, I was surrounded by these types of citrus trees, and their fruit was very sour and bitter—nothing like the sweet, edible oranges that were intended.
Depending on where you are in AZ, there could definitely be other citrus around that cross pollinated another tree that produced random seeds that became this tree. The city applies the whitewash intentionally so they also may have purchased an odd hybrid tree like that and planted it there. There’s a guy in Phoenix who runs an exotic fruit farm and has some citrus trees that have no names but have some of the most amazing citrus fruit I’ve ever tried. Edited to change phrasing – citrus trees don’t produce surprise fruit.
Looks like a pomelo
Perhaps bergamot
Colors are a little weird but theyre likely just a little unripe which makes sense given the time of year. the inside fruit screams grapefruit. I say this having had multiple grapefruit trees in Arizona over the years.
They look like small pomelos. Probably a hybrid
Maybe Ugli fruit?
99% sure those are Limas. Boring flavor, I have a tree myself. Like super watered down orange/lemon juice
Looks like a pomelo to me
Could be a sour orange.
Lemon orange hybrids. They’re not good
Very likely pomelo
I believe these are lemons. It’s just that the fruit has been left on the tree for an extended period of time. Back in 2010, I bought a house in LA with an overgrown, unkempt, lemon tree. A lot of the lemons were huge. The looked swollen like the lemons in OPs pic. It appeared the the fruit just kept growing and didn’t drop at the end of the season. I think some of those lemons were a few years old. They were sweet and the tartness had faded over time. Several of them were too dry on the inside like OPs. I was the caretaker of that tree for 6 years and the lemons appeared and tasted more like what you are used too over time. However, they were always sweeter than the store bought ones. I miss that tree every day. Anyway, it would be fun to harvest all of the fruit on the tree to spawn some new fruiting next season. The next ones will be amazing.
Looks like a laraha orange
In Mexico those are called lima dulce or limon real. Citrus limettoides.
Yes they are lemons. Citrus grows amazingly well in Arizona. Wait until you get a navel orange the size of a softball.