| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Features: | ✓ | fruit, fragrance |
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The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a hybrid citrus tree of cultivated origin. Trees can reach 10 meters (33 feet), but usually are smaller. Branches are thorny, forming an open crown. Leaves are green, shiny and elliptical-acuminate. Flowers are white on the outside with a violet streaked interior and have a strong fragrance. Flowers and ripe fruits can be found on the tree at the same time.
Lemon fruit are ovoid with a pointed tip at the end. When ripe, they have a bright yellow skin, a layer of pith underneath and a paler yellow segmented interior. Small seeds commonly known as 'pips' are found within the fruit.
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Varieties
Cultivars:
- 'Bearss'
- 'Eureka'
- 'Lisbon'
- 'Ponderosa'
- 'Variegated Pink' ('Pink Lemonade')
Hybrids:
- Meyer lemon (Citrus × meyeri)
Gallery
Lemons
William-Adolphe Bouguereau Girl Holding Lemons
lemon tree
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See also
- Orange (fruit), a related citrus tree and fruit.
- Lime (fruit), multiple citruses with green to yellow fruit.