LEMON

VARIETIES

LEMON: ALLEN EUREKA
ALLEN EUREKA
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $78.58
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 3m x 2mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 10'C (50'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Dec-FebYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 15'C (60'F)
Description: Also known as Abhayapuri lime. Of a spreading habit, the tree is moderately vigorous and smaller than its best-known rival 'Lisbon'. Less cold-resistant than other varieties. The fruit have a smooth medium thin rind, high juice content, high acid level, low number of seeds and good flavour. The trees are less thorny than many other lemon varieties, which makes picking easier. In its early years, Eureka is more productive than Lisbon and the harvest season remains longer also when fully grown, starting in late winter and continuing through spring till early summer. Intro 1877.
LEMON: BABOON
BABOON
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $80.26 || 3 Gal - $127.41
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: VigorousDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 10'C (50'F)
Fruit Colour: Intense YellowHarvest: Sept-NovYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 15'C (60'F)
Description: A Brazilian lemon with very intense yellow rind and flesh. The flavour is acidic with almost a hint of lime. Tree is vigorous with large green leaves. Both tree and fruit are beautiful. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvjEt-Z-710
LEMON: EUREKA (VARIEGATED)
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $81.20
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: VigorousDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 10'C (50'F)
Fruit Colour: VariegatedHarvest: Nov-MayYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 15'C (60'F)
Description: Variegated leaves and fruit, this variety is very ornamental. The pulp is pink and is juicy and nicely acidic. 1931
LEMON: IMPROVED MEYER
IMPROVED MEYER
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $78.58 || 3 Gal - $127.27
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Jan-DecYear(s) to bear fruit: 1-2
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: The original Meyer lemon introductions were symptom-less carriers of the tristeza virus, but the Improved Meyer lemon trees now available are virus-free. Considered ever-bearing & the blooms are very aromatic. It is a lemon and orange hybrid. It is very cold hardy. Fruit is round with a thin rind. Fruit is juicy and has a very nice flavour, with a low acidity. The aroma and flavour are distinctive and many find it especially desirable. Makes the best lemonade. 1971
LEMON: LIMONEIRA 8A
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $78.58 || 3 Gal - $127.27
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 3m x 2mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Apr-MarYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Limoneira 8A is one of the newest Lisbon selections. It is nowadays probably the most popular Lisbon type in California, Arizona and Argentina. Vigour, size and seediness are similar to Eureka but Limoneira 8A has longer blossoming periods and consequently longer periods of harvesting. Limoneira 8A has a high yield of fragrant rind oil. The name of the variety comes from The Limoneira Company's orchard 8-A in Olivelands where this variety was developed in the 1940's. The new variety proved more resistant to disease and yielded more high quality fruit that maintained a strong shelf life.
LEMON: PONDEROSA
PONDEROSA
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $78.58 || 3 Gal - $127.27
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 10'C (50'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Jan-DecYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 15'C (60'F)
Description: Introduced in 1887. Considered ever-bearing & its fragrant blooms produce extra large fruit. Its small habit makes it a good variety to espalier with. New growth and flowers are purple tinged. Fruit is moderately juicy and fairly acidic. It is more cold sensitive and requires protection. Fruits mature throughout the year, ever-flowering.
LEMON: SANTA TERESA
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For Pre-order: 2 Gal - $78.58
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Oct-AprilYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: This Italian selection of the Femminello Ovale type is considered more resistant to the mal secco disease than any other clone. Fruit of medium size, short elliptical; rounded at base or very faintly necked; nipple low and blunt; seeds comparatively few and mostly rudimentary. Rind medium-thick; surface finely pitted with depressed oil glands, moderately smooth; tightly adherent. Segments about 10; axis of medium size and solid. Flesh tender, juicy, and very highly acid. Crop well distributed throughout year but mostly in late winter and spring. 1955
LEMON: FOOTHILL
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Dec-JanYear(s) to bear fruit: 3-4
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Apparently a selection of 'Villafranca'. Characteristics intermediate between 'Lisbon' and 'Eureka' lemons: "Fruit indistinguishable from Eureka, but seasonal distribution of crop more like Lisbon, mainly in winter. Tree similar to Lisbon, but more open and upright in growth habit, less thorny, and not as densely foliated." 1963
LEMON: HARVEY
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Sept-MarYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Introduced in 1948. Having survived the disastrous deep freezes in Florida during the '60's and '70's, this variety is known to withstand cold weather. Typical lemon shape and tart, juicy true lemon flavour.
LEMON: LAPITHIOTIKI
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 3m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: Green-YellowHarvest: Sept-DecYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: A good quality lemon which is mal secco resistant. Crown compact or dense, not weeping, prickles absent or not persistent. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed. Scent of crushed leaflets sweetly orange-like, spicy, or peppery. Fruit as broad as long or longer than broad; rind texture slightly rough; firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh yellow; taste sour. Cyprus 1989
LEMON: LIMONERO FINO 49
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: VigorousDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 5m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Nov-DecYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Fruit spherical to oval; nipple comparatively small and sharp-pointed; moderately seedy. High juice and acid content. Crop comes mainly in winter. Tree exceptionally vigorous, attaining large size, very thorny, and highly productive. Foliage density and leaf size greater than Berna. Spanish 1967.
LEMON: LISBON
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: VigorousDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 3m x 2mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Feb-MayYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Fruit is very juicy and acidic. The leaves are dense and tree is very vigorous. This Lisbon is more cold tolerant than the Eureka and is more productive. It is one of the major varieties in California.
LEMON: MEYER
MEYER
Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 10'C (50'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Jan-DecYear(s) to bear fruit: 1-2
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 15'C (60'F)
Description: Introduced in 1908. Considered ever-bearing & the blooms are very aromatic. It is a lemon and orange hybrid. It is very cold hardy. Fruit is round with a thin rind. Fruit is juicy and has a very nice flavour, with a low acidity. The aroma and flavour are distinctive and many find it especially desirable. Makes the best lemonade.
LEMON: OLD LINE EUREKA
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 3m x 2mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Dec-FebYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: The fruit have a smooth medium thin rind, high juice content, high acid level, low number of seeds and good flavour. The trees are less thorny than many other lemon varieties, which makes picking easier. In its early years, Eureka is more productive than Lisbon and the harvest season remains longer also when fully grown, starting in late winter and continuing through spring till early summer. Original line of Eureka Lemon, 1858.
LEMON: POMONA SWEET
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: VigorousDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 0'C (32'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Sept-NovYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Similar to Eureka lemon; fruit rounded with a small nipple; smaller than normal Eureka; good fruit quality with flavour that is sweet and low in acid; juicy, easy to peel; few to no seeds when grown in isolation; not excessively thorny; very hardy (survived 1990 freeze of several hours at 16'F).
LEMON: SANBOKAN SWEET
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 15'C (59'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: YellowHarvest: Nov-MarYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: Fruit tastes like sweet lemonade! Sanbokan is a little known lemon. Fruit peels easily like a tangerine, the flesh is tender and sweet like a mix of sweet orange and grapefruit, delicious! Sanbokan lemon tree has some cold tolerance.
LEMON: VOLKAMER
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Sunlight: FullGrowth Rate: MediumDrought Tolerance: No
Full Size (WxH): 4m x 3mIdeal Min Temp: 10'C (50'F)Min Temp Tolerated: 5'C (41'F)
Fruit Colour: Dark YellowHarvest: Dec-AprilYear(s) to bear fruit: 2-3
Prop. Method: GraftedFertility: Self, better with second varietyChill Hours Required: 100 hrs below 10'C (50'F)
Description: "Volkamer" or "Volckamer". This is a moderately large, oval, seedy lemon, not as elongate as most lemons and has no nose. Flavour lemon-like. Rind colour dark yellow to almost orange-yellow. The main crop is winter and early spring. Sicily 1955.

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