{"product_id":"citrus-lemon-meyer-citrus-limon","title":"Meyer Lemon - Citrus limon ‘Meyer’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMeyer Lemon - Citrus limon ‘Meyer’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Meyer is not a true lemon but a lemon and mandarin hybrid, and that parentage is exactly why it is the most planted backyard citrus in Australia. \u003cem\u003eCitrus limon\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Meyer’ makes a compact, near thornless, rounded tree that fruits young, crops through much of the year and produces thin skinned, deep yellow to orange-tinted fruit with sweeter, less acidic juice than a Eureka or Lisbon. It is the sensible choice for a small garden, a pot, or a cooler district where the standard lemons struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Meyer Lemon\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally small and rounded, so it fits courtyards, small yards and large containers without heavy pruning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSweeter juice\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lower acid and higher juice content than the traditional lemons, with a thin fragrant skin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtended cropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers in multiple flushes with a main winter harvest and scattered fruit at other times.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool climate tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles cooler and lightly frosty districts better than Eureka or Lisbon once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear thornless\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very few thorns, which makes harvesting and pruning around children and paths far easier.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKitchen garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted within reach of the back door as the household lemon supply.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in a half wine barrel or a 500mm glazed pot on a sunny paved area.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat against a warm north-facing wall to gain heat and save space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow productive hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set in a spaced row for an edible boundary around a vegetable garden.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through early autumn, after the last frosts in cold districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy loam at pH 6 to 7. Mound plant on clay, as root rot from wet feet is the most common cause of failure in home citrus\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply two or three times weekly through the first summer and keep a weed-free, grass-free circle a metre wide around the trunk. Mulch to 75mm held clear of the bark and feed with a complete citrus fertiliser in late winter and again in late summer.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, minimum six hours daily\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China, a lemon and mandarin hybrid\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White with purple flush in bud\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795279511838,"sku":"ND-0474-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":59795279544606,"sku":"ND-0474-75L","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795279577374,"sku":"ND-0474-500MM","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/g2Mfz7gVACpI02vgUTe9v_rqm7TkGz.jpg?v=1787312313","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/citrus-lemon-meyer-citrus-limon","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}