Citrus Fruits

You don't have to live in a Mediterranean climate to enjoy citrus trees all year round - as long as you have a warm, sunny spot inside or under cover (think greenhouse, glasshouse or polytunnel), you're all set to grow your own citrus trees. Whether you're specifically after a lemon tree, orange tree or lime tree, you can look forward to your first home-grown yield with one of our young container grown trees, supplied direct from our family-run nursery in Kent. All citrus trees that we sell are self fertile (self-pollinating) and can be grown as single trees in containers, and depending on the variety should produce fruit from around early winter through to spring.

Lemon trees, lime trees and orange trees - in fact, all citrus trees - require fertile, well-drained soil and a warm, sunny position. Lemon trees, lime trees, orange trees, and grapefruit trees are not hardy, with frosts and cold weather causing irreversible damage to blossom, fruits and foliage. This means that in Britain, any citrus fruit needs to be grown under protection during the Winter.

And although we've done our best to provide you with citrus trees that produce the best tasting fruits, it's worth noting that the amount of heat that a citrus tree receives can have a profound effect on the taste of the fruit. Growing your citrus tree in a container will enable you to move the tree around during the year - bringing it outside to a warm, sunny spot in summer if required, and moving inside to a suitably heated position - but make sure that the plant is never allowed to completely dry out. Likewise, a waterlogged citrus tree will also fail to thrive!

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