Meyer Lemon: September 15, 2011

Meyer Lemon. Can you find the lemon on this tree? Tip: Looks like a small lime. the Meyer Lemon was purchased from 'Across the Pond' here in North Alabama. In order to continue to produce lemons, you must fertilize regularly. Use a fertilizer with iron.

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Meyer Lemon

Here is a picture (click image to enlarge) of the lemons that fell from the Meyer Lemon tree.

At the end of the summer, the Meyer Lemon tree was brought inside and placed in front of a window in the living room. The tree re-bloomed in the house, but did not set fruit. However, the three lemons that hung from the tree dropped to the floor this month (December). I used one lemon (juice) in some homemade guacamole dip and another lemon was used in some shrimp scampi I prepared.

I harvested the seeds from one lemon and plan on starting a Meyer Lemon tree soon. Most citrus trees are self-pollinating, even indoors.

Buy a Meyer Lemon Tree: Meyer Lemon Tree One Gallon by Monrovia Growers

More Reading on the Meyer Lemon:

The Meyer Lemon: More Than A Pretty Face by Julie O'Hara

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Meyer Lemon update

The Meyer Lemon Tree is doing well. The lemons are slowly changing fron green to yellow ...can't wait to make some homemade lemonade with these. I can remember my Grandmother Dunavant bringing me fresh lemonade while I bush-hogged the "North Forty". Man that was good. I miss you Grandma Dunavant!

Lemon Tree (Meyer)

A new addition to the pond area is our Lemon tree. It is a Meyer Lemon that was purchased at Bennett Nurseries. Wikipedia says the Meyer Lemon (Citrus × meyeri) is a citrus fruit, native to China, thought to be a cross between a true lemon and a mandarin orange or sweet orange. The Meyer lemon was introduced to the United States in 1908 as S.P.I. #23028, by the agricultural explorer Frank Nicholas Meyer, an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture who collected a sample of the plant on a trip to China.

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