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Citrus limon (Common Lemon)

Citrus limon  small evergreen tree with a rounded habit and fragrant white flowers. a cross betweenCitrus × aurantium and Citrus medica. It prefers moist, sandy loam, acidic soils.

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  • French Name: Citronnier

    Arabic Name: الليمون

    Pronunciation: SIT-rus LEE-mon

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Asia

  • Heat Zones: 1 to 12

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11

  • Uses: Container, Edible, Wildlife

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Round

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

  • Notes

    Its leaves emerge purple/ green.

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Serrulate

    Leaf Texture: Glossy

    Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Lemony)

    Color(growing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)

    Flower Color: White

    Seasons: Spring, Fall

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth, Spines

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Hesperidium

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 10 - 20

    Fruit Color: Yellow

    Seasons: Spring, Fall

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: More than 50

    Edible Parts: Fruit

    Pests: Scales, Whitefly, Aphids, Mealy-Bug

    Plant Propagation: Grafting

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