Fruit tree
Lemon tree
Citrus limon
Lemon tree (tree) commonly used in gardens in one or more supported Gardmi countries. The dimensions describe a typical mature landscape specimen, not a guaranteed cultivar size.
Planning parameters
Use these values as a practical planning envelope: they describe the adult plant, not the young seedling.
- Adult height
- 2-6 m
- Crown diameter
- 5 m
- Root zone
- 4 m
- Root type
- Root system matching a mature crown; keep utilities and foundations outside the planned root zone.
- Recommended setback
- Allow about 5 m for the mature crown and verify local boundary rules.
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 9-11
- Crown density
- Medium
Site requirements
These conditions decide whether the plant will establish well after planting.
- Light
- sun
- Watering
- medium
- Soil type
- fertile drained soil
- Drainage
- Avoid prolonged waterlogging unless the species is specifically adapted to wet soil.
- Soil pH
- Use the soil preference as the starting point and confirm the selected cultivar.
Root system and placement
Plan a root zone of roughly 4 m diameter at maturity.
Garden role and season
These fields help choose the plant by composition, privacy, flowering and year-round value.
- Form
- Tree
- Foliage
- Species-specific
- Season
- Varies by climate and cultivar
- Bloom
- Species-specific
- Fruit
- Check the selected cultivar
- Garden use
- A familiar garden plant in the listed countries; use as a specimen, group or productive planting according to size.
Care and risks
This is the practical part for future maintenance and safe placement on the plot.
- Maintenance
- Water while establishing; mulch without touching the trunk or stems.
- Pruning
- Remove damaged growth and prune at the season appropriate to the species.
- Risks
- Confirm local invasiveness, toxicity and climate suitability before planting.
Other plants
Return to the catalog or compare nearby options before placing plants on the site plan.
