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ORANGE PIP

jenny thorleyjenny thorley Posts: 4
in Fruit & veg

I PLANTED 3 ORANGE PIPS AND THEY ALL GREW LIKE A WEED  CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF ITS REALLY A WEED OR THE ORANGE TREE

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,983

    Sorry, I don't think it can be an orange tree. This is what the leaves and flowers look like.

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/OrangeBloss_wb.jpg/300px-OrangeBloss_wb.jpg

     

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • jenny thorleyjenny thorley Posts: 4

    could it be a tangarine

     

  • GillyLGillyL Posts: 1,077

    No,sorry not any kind of citrus,it is interesting to grow orange/lemon,so better luck next time.

     

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    Looks like Fat Hen.  A weed.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    definitely a weed and not citrus. a lot of compost is throwing up more weeds than authorised seedlings this year.

  • jenny thorleyjenny thorley Posts: 4

    thanks guys but looks nice i cant belive i planted 3 pips and they all look like this so strange

     

  • jenny thorleyjenny thorley Posts: 4

    thanks its fat hen deffo 

     

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