Plant: Meyer - Lemon Tree
Lemon Tree · Citrus x limon 'Meyer'
Size: 5 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A small erect citrus reaching six to ten feet tall and four to eight feet wide, carrying glossy elliptical leaves and clusters of intensely fragrant five petalled white flowers with purple tinged buds through most of the year. The fruit is a classic oval lemon with pointed ends, green when young and yellow orange when ripe, and tastes sweeter than a common lemon. It needs full sun, moist well drained loam or sand and a mild climate, and both young and old growth carry a few thorns. Grow it in a container that can be moved indoors where winters drop below its zone 8b limit.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall, winter
- Hardy in USDA zones 8b-11
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A small erect citrus reaching six to ten feet tall and four to eight feet wide, carrying glossy elliptical leaves and clusters of intensely fragrant five petalled white flowers with purple tinged buds through most of the year. The fruit is a classic oval lemon with pointed ends, green when young and yellow orange when ripe, and tastes sweeter than a common lemon. It needs full sun, moist well drained loam or sand and a mild climate, and both young and old growth carry a few thorns. Grow it in a container that can be moved indoors where winters drop below its zone 8b limit.
- Flowers
- Clusters of five petalled, white, incredibly fragrant flowers; the buds carry a slight purplish tinge.
- Fruit
- Classic lemon shape, oval with pointed ends, green when immature and yellow orange when ripe, and sweeter tasting than a common lemon.
- Native range
- China
