Perfectly normal. You've got a water sprout, which is just rapid growth. Most lemon cultivars' new growth is pink to pinkish/red. Blossoms in bud phase are also pink-tinged. Just means you have a very happy tree :-) And, although the fruit are pretty, don't get overly excited about the quality. They tend to be drier and less juicy. This cultivar is mainly grown for its novelty foliage. Sounds to me like you're doing everything quite right with this little tree, Serge.

Patty S.

Thanks, Patty! it really looks cool, that purplish branch.

I've been putting citrus up in 1/2 wine barrels after seeing how nice it looks in your garden. I've got them all on timed drip irrigation. Learning on this forum how to make 5-1-1 (I use my own variant) and how to water/fertilize has really paid off!

Everything that went while already healthy into containers is doing well - even with the CLM and spider mites. I just picked up a big fat variegated Calamondin at a 1/2 off sale (store closing - sniff) and it'll get containerized in a few months (they JUST repotted it 8/6).

I have another 20-30 barrels to go!

Thanks for the nice people in this forum, my trees are thriving.

Very good, post up photos so we can see! Just went out to my little Early Atwood Navel orange I potted up about maybe a month ago. Brand new baby flush and FULL of tiny little blossoms. If I could buy stock in Osmocote Plus and Foliage Pro, I would. My little mandarin is also starting to have tiny swellings at the nodes, it was only potted up 2 weeks ago. And, I have an entire row of variegated Calamondins up the side of my driveway for ornamental purposes. They make excellent landscaping plants, and I always get questions about them. My Asian friends all know what they are. None of my non-Asian friends have a clue :-)

Patty S.