Lemon (Citrus limon)

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  Appearance

  The Lemon is a small, thorny tree with juicy thick-shelled yellow fruit.

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  Leaves

  Evergreen, elliptic or ovate, 10 to 20 cm long leaves. Alternate. Finely serrated margin.

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  Leaf upperside

  Evergreen, elliptic or ovate, 10 to 20 cm long leaves. Alternate. Finely serrated margin.

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  Leaf underside

  Evergreen, elliptic or ovate, 10 to 20 cm long leaves. Alternate. Finely serrated margin.

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  Flowers

  Flowering period: V to IX. White ray-florets, 1-2 cm large, pink coloured when sprouting.

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  Fruits

  Luminous yellow, oblong berries with leathery shell. Ripen all the year round. The flesh is very juicy, pale yellow in colour. Taste: sour, acerbic, aromatic.

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  Bark

  Young bark is pale green, later olive coloured. The bark is bare, olive. The rough outer bark is pale grey. Longitudinally furrowed and thorny.

Application

Open country, open fields, public areas, parks, kitchen gardens, front gardens, container plants, crop plant

Native regions

Myanmar, China

Location parameters

Light: full sun to off-sun; soil: fresh to moist; soil structure: normal to loose; soil depth: medium to very deep; humus concentration: medium to high, pH value: moderately acid to neutral; nutrient concentration: normal to very high; soil: fresh to moist.

Demands

Urban climate: resistant; does not tolerate stagnant moisture and compaction.

Hardiness

down to 0 C°

Growth

Height of growth: 3 to 7 m. Spread: 3 to 9 m. Tree or shrub with normal growth potential, loose, with open crown.

Leaves

Evergreen, elliptic or ovate, 10 to 20 cm long leaves. Alternate. Finely serrated margin.

Flowers

Flowering period: V to IX. White ray-florets, 1-2 cm large, pink coloured when sprouting.

Fruits

Luminous yellow, oblong berries with leathery shell. Ripen all the year round. The flesh is very juicy, pale yellow in colour. Taste: sour, acerbic, aromatic.

Bark

Young bark is pale green, later olive coloured. The bark is bare, olive. The rough outer bark is pale grey. Longitudinally furrowed and thorny.