The Etrog
The beauty of “the four kinds” is the etrog, the citron fruit. What distinguishes the etrog from an ordinary lemon?
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Hypothetically, if someone were growing an etrog tree in their backyard, everything's good, it's from the seed or cutting of a kosher etrog, it's over 4 yrs old, etc. Let's say the pitom falls while the fruit is still on the tree, is this said etrog still kosher for the holiday?
If the pitom falls off the estrog while still on the tree as part of a natural process, - it is kosher. In such a case, it would be recognizable by the thin, light brown layer of skin which subsequently grows back and covers the spot of the of the indentation.