My Edibles: Lemon Trees WA

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted)

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Everyone needs a true lemon in their garden! This little guy should be vigorous, and hopefully thorn free. I'm trying to grow it as part of a citrus hedge. It hasn't enjoyed the transplant despite the good soil.

The Eureka had to get moved in Jan 2012. It was growing faster than I ever anticipated and needed tip pruning every weekend. It has grown over 50cm in less than 6 months despite regular pruning. It has been relocated to where it can grow up taller away from the house. Its width will have to be managed as it is against a fence, but it can still spread and grow up.

May 2012 - my attempts to turn this into a hedge failed. It is growing rapidly and seems very content in its current location at the edge of the vegetable garden!

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - I like the idea of having lemons available all year round

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Lemonade Tree

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Planted in a raised bed and pruned to a standard shape the tree seems to be coping with WA soils and summers. It is flowering like crazy and I am pinching the flowers off because it is very young - but clearly very keen to grow and fruit. The leaves are going yellow - so I have tried epsom salts to provide extra magnesium. I've also added some trace elements (including iron). It is healthy but it just doesn't seem happy or as bushy as the orange tree. Additional water is helping.

I re-dug the plant, replaced the local soil and replanted to provide better nutrition. This has helped, but the tree almost looks as if it is being attached by something as som tips are dying and leaves appear to be trying to grow back ... but no inspection has revealed any pest. It has only grown 50cm since planting.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemonade Tree (Grafted)

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I have never sampled a lemonade fruit but have wanted one for many years - the power of a name I suspect! From what I understand, this fruit is a hybrid of unknown parentage which has resulted in a sweet tasting lemon. I am hoping the fruit will become valuable for summer drinks and just for the pleasure of novelty in the garden.

This tree is part of our citrus hedge - a row of citrus trees planted along a north-west facing boundary fence at 1m spacing. The plan is for the trees to grow into an effective hedge that will be kept pruned to about 2m high. This particular tree is partially overshadowed by our house, and receives morning sun only. We prepared the planting area for the citrus hedge by incorporating "fruit & veg" soil mix into our existing sandy soil. Mushroom compost was worked into the bottom of the planting hole which was then backfilled with more "fruit and veg" mix. The area was lightly mulched with mushroom compost, leaving the area about 8cm around the trunk clear.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemon - Eureka

Planted: 2009

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted)

Lemon Grass

Lemon - Meyer

Bush Lemon Tree ^8/10

Lemon Myrtle ^9/10

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smells great, good in smoothies an cooking

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Certified

Lemon - Meyer ^6/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted)

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I have grafted a Tahitian lime onto this plant new graft groth now about 20cm plus 1 flower.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Meyer

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Given by friends in a pot, took 3 clumps in spring 2009 and put them out in different spots in the garden. The one in front of the airconditioner seems to be coping with the extra hot wind in summer and hand watering daily. Makes sensational ice tea: infuse 800ml lemongrass for about 10 mins, separately infuse 500ml grean tea for 1 minute. Mix and stick in the fridge. I've found the roots a bit too woody. Maybe I need to harvest younger. Leaf also useful as mulch / compost ingredient, but watch for paper cuts

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

When I Fertilise: Spring

Comments

yep its lemon grass not a meyer lemon, but there's no easy way to fix this

Hi Brad, you can just delete & then start again-I had to do that on a few of mine.Kath

Lemon - Eureka

Comments: - Prolific fruiter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^8/10

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Sweet and juicy left on the tree as long as possible

Fruiting Months May, June, July, August, September, October

Planted: 2005

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost manure trace elements potash

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

Fruit fly traps and collecting all droped fruit

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer ^10/10

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Lot's A Lemons - Present for my eldest daughter...anything to get her into the garden.

Height 30 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Lemon - Lisbon ^8/10

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Thaught I had a Meyer, but actually was a Lisbon.  Heavily pruned last season has removed all the crossed branches / dead wood.  Groving nicely now.

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Nil

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon Grass ^6/10

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Purchased from Daleys.  Trying to find a good spot.  Might just keep it in a pot

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Lemon Verbena (Seedling) ^10/10

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Great for herbal tea, very tasty, comparible and easier to grow and make than Lemon Grass. Mainteneace free, prune often to bush plant, using the tips to put in your food and tea will suffice for pruning.

Great in food as well for a lemony edge, A bit like Lemon Tyme.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: BnB

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

This lemon verbana, the leaves are too coarse and rough surface, what do you do with them ? I had mine pulled up from the garden bed. But it smell nice though.

Well most people make tea. Pick off half a dozen leaves or 2-3 tips pour boiling water over laeve for 5 mins. Is good. I use it in my cooking though as my daughter gets rash from citrus at the moment so its my citrus flavour. If you dice it fine and put it in most dishes you wont notice the texture. its just a little rough to eat raw.

Lemon - Eureka

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Lemon - Lisbon (Grafted)

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I did want the dwarf variety, but so hard to find, and when I did, so very expensive. So have settled for a normal type but planted in a pot.

28 Feb - My Lissy lemon is doing so well and has heaps of new growth and branches.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seafeed - Dynamic Lifter 'fruit

Pest Control:

Eco - oil

Drougt Shield

Organic Status:Organic

Lemonade Tree

Comments: - struggler

Growing: In the Ground

Lemon - Meyer

Comments: - Convalescing!! Has been a great tree

Lemon Thyme

Lemon Balm

Bush Lemon Tree

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x2 to be grafted or remove 1. Provides bland but juicey lemons fine for lemon juice. Being utlised for shade and grafting potential as they were on the block and rampant when I bought in 2003.

Lemonade Tree ^8/10

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very juicy and sweet

Fruiting Months March, April, May, June, July, August

Planted: 2002

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

gets fruit fly easily - remove effected fruit

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Eureka ^8/10

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trimmed to be relatively compact - lovely lemons and lots of them!

Planted: 2002

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon Verbena

Lemon Balm