# What kind of citrus tree would you grow?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-citrus-tree-would-you-grow/542197>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 6, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-citrus-tree-would-you-grow/542197 "2010-06-06T21:18:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-citrus-tree-would-you-grow/542197/61 "2010-06-09T04:38:06Z")

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> [@AskNott](#):
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> You have what my broker used to call a delightful problem, choosing among wonderful options.
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> A tree is a long-term decision, though, so I’ll tell you of a drawback to grapefruit. I love the stuff, but I recently figured out I can never eat another grapefruit. I take a cholesterol-reducing drug, and eating grapefruit would render the drug useless for more than a day and a half. Maybe you don’t take such a drug now, but years later your doctor might make your grapefruit tree into a bitter reminder of something you can’t eat. :smack:

So, is it just for a day and a half? I take those statin drugs, but I do indulge in grapefruit once in a while. I’ve heard folks say just one grapefruit renders that medicine useless permanently, but I doubt that, and anyway I like to laugh at death.

So, am I laughing at death?

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**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-citrus-tree-would-you-grow/542197/62 "2010-06-10T06:02:12Z")

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> [@Mangosteen](#):
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> [http://www.fruitsaladtrees.com/html/variet.html](http://www.fruitsaladtrees.com/html/variet.html)

The perfect citrus tree. I will take mine with four grafts: tangelo, grapefruit, lemon, and lime!

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-citrus-tree-would-you-grow/542197/63 "2010-06-10T07:27:49Z")

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> [@Mangosteen](#):
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> Grapefruits have to be brought inside and cut up, but at least you can eat them right then.

No they don’t. I peel and eat mine like an oversized orange

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> If you could grow a citrus tree, what kind would you grow?

Grapefruit. 'Cuz I love 'em.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-citrus-tree-would-you-grow/542197/64 "2010-06-10T11:53:11Z")

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The problem with grafting there is not always a great compatibility. You may be able to graft certain stuff together and the graft does poorly instead of an outright fail.

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