My first lemon harvest

[Junebug]

Last summer I impulsively purchased a small lemon tree from Lowe's. The ID tag described the Ponderosa Lemon as dwarf citrus that produces large lemons. After returning home I did some further research and discovered the Ponderosa develops football sized lemons. The young tree was a prolific bloomer and I was careful to remove each bloom to encourage vegetative growth. Somehow one escaped me. The immature lemon was positioned beneath a leaf near the base of the tree, but had become so large that it could no longer be overlooked. I decided to let it mature. I'm estimating it weighs about 2 lbs. now, and is still attached to the tree as it continues to grow and develop it's color. It should be ready for harvest in a week or so.