Lemon tree
Meyer lemon tree
Meyer lemon tree: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
The Meyer lemon tree is a citrus hybrid valued for fruit that is sweeter and rounder than ordinary lemons. Its ancestry is associated with lemon and mandarin orange, so Meyer is more than another name for the common lemon tree. Its appeal combines a distinctive fruit flavour with evergreen foliage and scented flowers. Like other citrus trees, it belongs to the Rutaceae family.Its growth is bushy and relatively compact. The oval leaves are green and glossy, remaining on the tree through winter when conditions suit it. Some shoots bear thorns, so a compact tree is not necessarily a thornless one. A container generally limits its size compared with a tree growing in the ground. The eventual height also depends on the rootstock, the tree's age and the space available for its roots.White flowers carry the familiar fragrance of citrus blossom. Several flushes of flowering are possible in suitable conditions, and…
