Does anybody recognize this lemon?
It looks like a Meyer but I’m a bit confused because the fruits have neck.




Thank you!

the tree itself really does look like a meyer... however that stem end neck opens up a question.

I have no real idea if it is a Meyer or not. I will just say that young citrus trees, when producing their very first crop of fruit, which normally do not have a neck, will produce fruit with a neck. Sometimes the first crop can also have a peel that is quite bumpy. Succeeding crops usually develop having the traditional shaped for the variety. - Millet (432-) 362-

Thank you Millet!
The peel is smooth, maybe I should wait a while.

The leaves look exactly like Meyer lemon. My Meyer lemon tree produces fruit both with and without a neck. I think it might be an environmental effect. The lemons that start during the summer when I have the tree outdoors seem to be more likely to have a neck. I think it may be due to the cool night time temperatures where I live. Fruit that start during the rest of the year when the tree is indoors seem to be less likely to have a neck. Meyer lemons that I have seen at the grocery store usually have a neck.

Thank you for sharing Jim!

Yes, indeed the leaves are exactly like Meyer!

Citrus limon ´Pyriformis`:

http://www.flora-toskana.de/onlineshop2/images/m/citrus_limon_peretta6_-_270605.jpg

http://www.flora-toskana.de/onlineshop2/images/g/citrus_limon_pyriformis_2_-_091006.jpg

http://www.flora-toskana.de/onlineshop2/product_info.php?products_id=2132

I would agree, my Meyer produces fruit with and without necks. If you crush the leaves, that will usually tell you. True lemons have a very intense lemon smell, Meyers have a quite dull smell compared to true lemons.

I would think it is not Meyer based on the shape and color of the flowers. Meyers have a distinctive purple base to the flowers.