Zaide Reuven’s Esrog Trees

How to Grow an Esrog (Etrog) Tree

If you leave the esrog long enough, the seeds will start to germinate while still inside the fruit. This particular esrog was a Greek esrog from the Skverer Rebbe.

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The sprouts can be removed carefully and planted

in small pots

They can be removed gently and . . .

replanted in larger containers

Medium tree

Fruiting Tree

Mature tree, flowering and fruiting

Flower bud about to blossom

New Esrog with pitam from flower

The pitam has withered and fallen off. The Esrog is growing in the upright position.

Ripe esrog on tree

Stem (uketz) becomes thick like a branch. This is why the esrog stays on the tree when it ripens – (pri etz hadar … the fruit that “dwells” on the tree).

One thought on “Zaide Reuven’s Esrog Trees”

shirley loewenthal says:

March 17, 2011 at 7:04 AM

I live in Israel & planted an etrog tree which turned out to be a Yemenite Etrog tree. It got diseased & we replaced it with another tree that is struggling. My gardener really doesn’t know how to take care of it and since I really don’t know much Hebrew I can’t deal w/ any of the Heb. websites.

If you have any hints etc. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks & Chag Samayach

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