Meyer Lemon citrus trees

Meyer Lemon organic citrus trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2025

• 11 yeartree on Flying Dragon rootstock42.00€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) supplied in a 6L pot
  

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• 21 yeartree on Pomeroy rootstock42.00€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) supplied in a 6L pot
  

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• 31 yeartree on Citrumelo 4475 rootstock42.00€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) supplied in a 6L pot
  

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Growing and Training

Meyer lemon trees are cold-hardy to -12C. For best results the tree should be planted in a sheltered location in full sun.

Meyer lemon trees have spiny branches on young shoots, which later become secondary shoots.

The trees are likely to produce lemons from the 3rd or 4th year, and can be quite long-lived in good conditions - many decades.

The lemons ripen between late autumn (southern Europe) and mid-winter (northern Europe) and they will hang on the tree for several weeks.

History

Meyer lemons were introduced to the USA from China in 1908 by Frank Meyer.

Meyer Lemon characteristics

• Attractive featuresAttractive fruitScented flowers
• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Disease resistanceAverage
• Picking seasonLate
• Season of use1-2 months
• Food usesCulinaryJuice
• USDA cold hardyZone 8 (-12C)
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
• Country of originChina
• Flower colourWhite
• Flesh colourGolden / Yellow
• Fruit colourYellowYellow / Orange

More about citrus trees

In Europe citrus fruits are grown commercially in countries with Mediterranean climates, such as southern Spain and southern Italy. These areas have the necessary hot dry summers and mild winters required for producing traditional oranges and lemons. However the availability of new citrus hybrids, along with new rootstocks, is making it possible to grow citrus trees in cooler climates.

We have a range of cold-hardy citrus trees, suitable for eating fresh and / or use in the kitchen. As a general principle, if you are in USDA zone 7 or above (with minimum winter temperatures no lower than -12C to -15C) you should be able to successfully grow your own citrus fruits - but you need to be careful in the choice of variety and rootstock. In addition, the trees should be planted in a sheltered location, in full sun - although these citrus trees can survive cold winters, for fruit production they need plenty of warm sunshine.

In northerly locations it may be best to plant the trees in a polytunnel or similar shelter. You can also plant citrus trees in large containers or planters, which may enable you to bring them indoors over winter.

The best time to plant new citrus trees is in the spring. Be sure to protect the young trees when you receive them, before planting - young trees or trees just delivered will not be acclimatised to cold temperatures.

With regard to rootstocks, the most dwarfing is Flying Dragon, which will give a mature height (depending on the scion cultivar) of 2m-3.5m. It is cold-hardy to about -20C. Pomeroy has similar cold-hardiness but produces a slightly larger tree, around 3.5m or so. Citromelo 4475 is a very widely planted semi-vigorous citrus rootstock with a mature height up to 5m, and cold hardy to about -12C.

Unless otherwise noted all our citrus trees and rootstocks are raised to organic (bio) standards.

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