#307 most planted
Citrus x limon
Lemon · also Canton lemon, Chinese dwarf lemon, Meyer lemon
BroadleafEvergreen
3,928
trees mapped
0.04%
of all named trees
7
cities
4.3 in
median trunk (11 cm, 2,376 measured)
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The lemon is a small evergreen tree, a hybrid of the citron and bitter orange, with uncertain origins often suggested to be in northeastern India. Its yellow fruit is widely used for juice, pulp, and rind in cooking and baking due to its citric acid content. As a widely cultivated hybrid, it is important globally for its fruit production.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,6360.47%—4.7 in
- 1,4080.10%——
- 7990.17%35 yr1.5 in
- 380.47%——
- 250.01%—3.1 in
- 190.01%—1.9 in
- 30.01%—1.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, Acidic
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.3 in, mean 4.9 in, 90th percentile 8.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Citrus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
