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Grapefruit tree seedling - leaf morphology
Louboutdone
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in Fruit & veg
I've been gifted a small grapefruit tree seedling (with only dicotelydons) and it is now getting its second set of leaves. However, the leaf shape seems strange to me. The leaf looks almost 'pinched' in around one third from the stem-end of the leaf. Is this normal?
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When my children were young we grew lots of citrus from pips - I remember that these 'pinched' leaf shapes were quite common.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
could we have a picture? You are in for the long haul. OH grew a grapefruit from a pip about 18 years ago, its about 5 feet tall now after 10 years we had the first flowers.
This is the seedling at the moment, notice the little pinched part of the leaf? I'm assuming this is totally normal, and I'm excited to watch the development of my grapefruit tree, with hopes of planting it out when I move home soon! Thanks for your replies also!
Looks normal to me
Ours flowered when quite small/young ......... wonderful scent 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.