My Edible Fruit Trees: Lemon Trees ACT

Dwarf Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Bought in Feb 2019 about 1 meter tall, planted in pot with citrus potting mix, topped with sugarcane mulch. Growing vigorously and putting out lots of new shoots. Cold hardy, tolerated Canberra winter (-10 C). Pruned once in Sep which stimulated more growth. Sustained hail damage in Mar 2020, knocked off its first yet-to-ripe fruit. Many leaves and branches were injured however she has continued to put out more fruit. Fertilized in Apr 2020 - Looking forward to tasting its very first harvest soon!

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2019

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Richgro Plus Fruit And Citrus Fertiliser, powerfeed, cow manure, compost

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: hand picked off moth eggs

Lemon Verbena (Seedling)

Dwarf Lemon - Eureka

Bush Lemon Tree

Backhousia citriadora (Lemon Myrtle) (Seedling)

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Lemon - Lisbon (Grafted)

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Lemongrass

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^9/10

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This tree is about two years old now and has been fruiting for the past 2 months--around 50 fruit altogether. During the first year I removed all of the flowers so the tree would put its energy into growth. There have already been more flowers so we should have another flush of fruit in a few months.

The fruit are large, not as bitter as traditional lemons but great for most purposes. My children like to suck on them (but then they also suck on trad. lemons).

The tree is very healthy, no discoloured leaves. We feed it with compost and it also gets a good share of urine during the warmer months! I might have put some trace element mix on it at some stage and would do so again.

it is growing in front of a cream-painted north facing wall, which suits it well. I will try a traditional lemon soon to see if that also goes well in the frosty Canberra climate.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2008

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, urine

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

None needed so far.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemon Thyme

Pollination: No

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^10/10

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I got my Eurika tree as people told me it would not grow in cold climates. Guess what? It grew beautifully. It is now my biggest citrus tree and I prune it severely.

I love the fruit. They remind me of the lemons in Europe.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Height 2.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cook poo

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

Winter oil in winter, pest oil in summer, Confidor when attacked by Orange bugs (and my husband does not have time to kill them).

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

The first citrus tree I bought when moving to my house. At first it did not go well as Meyer did not like the position. It looked terminally ill. I dug it out and replanted it in a different position (after having a look at where my neighbour's Lemon tree was). Now it's doing OK, still small but...alive and producing fruit. To be on the safe side I bought another Meyer which was planted in a pot.

I do not care very much about the fruit at this stage since I am interested in the shape of the trees and I prune them all the time.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2004

Height 120 Centimetres

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 5 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chook poo, seaweed

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

Winter oil in winter, pest oil in summer, Confidor when attacked by Orange bugs.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemon - Lisbon

Comments: -

put in place where old lemon had died. Lisbon failed to thrive and has been put in pot where it is flourishing

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer

Pollination: No

Lemon - Eureka ^4/10

Fruiting Months May, June, July

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic