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Home > Fruit > Tender & Exotic Fruits > Citrus Fruits

Mediterranean Sweet Lemon Tree

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Citrus limetta

  • Also known as the Sweet Lemon or the Sweet Lime!
  • Very popular in Italy.
  • Requires Winter frost protection.

Supplied as a bushy grafted tree approximately 3 - 4 feet (90 - 120 cm) tall including pot.

Available from - Attempting To Source

1 or more £39.95GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
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Pollinator Friendly

Description

Confusingly this is sometimes known as the Sweet Lemon or the Sweet Lime!

Very popular in Italy, this Citrus produces rounded fruits of a light orange yellow colour.

The flesh is greenish in colour and has a slightly sweet rather than acidic flavour - as does the juice.

Recognised to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.

  • Self fertile.
  • Like a sunny, sheltered position.
  • Prefer free draining, slightly acidic (pH 6 - 6.5) soil.
  • Can be grown outside through the Spring and Summer months but needs frost protection.
  • Requires a minimum of 41F (5C)and ideally 50F (10C)or higher.
  • Please note that citrus plants will drop leaves with extreme changes in temperature - they usually just re-leaf.
  • Edible flowers.
  • Perfumed flowers.
  • Can be grown in pots.
  • Ensure the compost remains moist but doesn't get overly wet.
  • Never let the plant sit in water (as this will cause rot).
  • Feed the trees once a month from April until September and then every three months the rest of the year with a quality, general fertiliser.
  • Any pruning that is required is best done late Autumn when the tree is dormant.

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How To...

How To Grow Exotic Fruits
Basic guidance on how to plant and growing exotic fruits including Loquats, Citrus, Pineapple Guavas, Olives, Pomegranates and Passion Fruits.

General Information

Pollinator Friendly Plants
A detailed guide to the seeds and plants sold by Victoriana Nursery Gardens that will attract and provide a food source to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects.

Magazine Articles

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
An article about growing Citrus Fruits written by Simon Lindley which appeared in the August 2007 edition of Grow It magazine.




Plant Passport Registration Number: 34265