My Edible Fruit Trees: Lemon Trees WA

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - This tree is a Lotsa Lemons and produces plentiful fruit. It%u2019s a tough low maintenance plant that I keep in a 50L pot. 

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, December

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: None needed 

Lemons (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Every back yard needs a lemon tree so there's not much more to say really! We have had problems with the Dwarf range here - due to rootstocks - so I have replanted with full size trees now. We have Lisbon lemon which does great - thorny, but nice lemons. Myer...a mild lemon and Eureka - a proper acidic lemon. 
We have a range of types so that we always have a fresh lemon on hand from the garden - as I use a lot of them in the kitchen. 
They need some help to be happy with our more alkaline conditions here.

Planted: 2012

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers, little and often (summer) slow release organic chook manure pellets (a little in winter/when dormant) sulphur in spring, iron sulphate in winter or as required.

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Scary tree because it wants to grow into a giant here. That's interesting because it behaved totally differently 700km north of here. Doesn't have any leaf drop here either. Wishing I had planted it somewhere else now, and had to cut down the second tree next to it because they were taking over. The roots are invasive so don't plant near pipes, walls etc...
Apart from that - it's dead easy to grow in our climate, is not at all fussy about the soil, the water, the winter - or bothered by pests/diseases. The fruit needs to bagged against Mediterranean fruit fly and the parrots and possums...
The fruit is beautiful - texture a bit like avocado and the flavour of lemon meringue pie, to me. Skin can be eaten also. 
Self fertile and a good cross pollinator. If only the fruit were bigger and more numerous.
I have to hack this tree back by 50% every 2-3years.

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Any balanced fruit tree fertiliser I have around.

Lemonade Tree

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon Myrtle

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Eureka

Lemon Myrtle

Planted: 2017

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Lemon - Eureka

Comments: - Prolific fruiter, had a radical prune as getting too tall

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Meyer

Comments: - Has been my best producing tree-100s of lemons over the years

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Lisbon (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Almost Everbearing.  Seems to always have some lemons on the way and ripening except for a month or two a year. Kept pruned low to ensure easy picking, open vase shaped centre. Planted in middle of vegie bed to ensure good watering and no weed competition.Ocassionally grow lettuce and radish underneath to keep soil loose. lemon balm close by seems to help with  bug prevention.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2010

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and composted manures

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none so far lucky to have little problems.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer

Lemongrass ^3/10

Planted: 2013

Lemongrass (Cutting) ^10/10

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2006

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: sealsol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: lime sulphur

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - This tree was purchased from a hardware store closing down sale for a bargain price. It has held on through suspected neglect at the hardware store, confirmed neglect on my roasting west-facing courtyard, several moves, and spending the last six months in a dark and forgotten corner of the yard. Have finally found a permanent place for it in the garden and it is now getting full sun, retic and lots of seasol. It is holding its fruit for the first time and I hope to finally harvest a lemon this sumer!

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Meyer

Comments: -

Wonderful lemon flavour. Has given me fruit all year round.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted)

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

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

Comments

I tried this tree as well and it was stunted so I gave up after 3 years and turned it into mulch!

Lemonade Tree (Grafted)

Comments: -

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

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Both of my Casimiroas are lemon golds.

I am thrilled with them - they are tough and cope with everything Geraldton throws at them.

Only problem so far has been trying to prune them...they are very 'whippy'.

Flowering and fruiting madly (Winter 2010) Easy tree to grow.

Nov 2010: took the wind protection away from it - it's getting bashed around a bit now. There is about a doz fruit hanging in there though.

Feb 2011: fruit still growing - tree drops most of it leaves after it sets fruit - don't panic - they grow back.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, straw, clay, blood n bone 10% potash

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

None needed as yet.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted)

Lemongrass

Lemon - Meyer

Lemon Drop Mangosteen (Cutting) ^7/10

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

First year in...needs flowers removed. Easy to grow.

Powering along Aug 2010: flowering, fruiting - doing what it does.

It has a more intense lemon flavour than the Meyer and better for that lemon "tang" in cooking.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: usual mix

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

Eco oil for leaf miner on occasion.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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