There are quiet a few lemon trees that make great indoor plants. The most common one would be the Meyer Lemon Tree. The Meyer Lemon Tree is a hybrid between a sweet orange and a true lemon.

The Meyer Lemon Tree will bear fruit when young and the lush leaves make it great as an evergreen tree in your home. This tree produces very fragrant small flowers during the winter months.

These lemon trees grow to approximately 4 to 6 feet tall and is usually 2 to 3 feet wide when making it very prominent in your home.

Because it is in a container, be sure to use a good all purporse soil mix that is slightly acidic or a citrus soil mix you can by at the home stores. These trees do not like to sit in soggy soil, so be sure the container it is well drained.

The Meyer Lemon Tree thrives in approximately 70 degrees and will become dormant when temperature is below 50 degrees.

It loves at least 8 hours of full sun each day and in the warmer climates, can be grown in partial sun. During the summer, go ahead and put the lemon tree outside for a little bit to get a shot of “natural” sun.

Meyer Lemon trees are very generous with their fruit and they are one of the hardier fruit trees. The smell from their fragrant blossoms is always a pleasure to have in the home.

Check with your local home store, and better yet, check with your local nursery for these wonderful Meyer Lemon Trees. It is fun when they bear fruit and you can make lemon pies with “real” lemons.

The dwarf type can be grown conveniently indoors in a pot or in a yard with limited space. It is said that one adult tree can provide fruit for the whole neighborhood. The Lisbon variety is a hardy tree but prefers a warmer climate.

For areas of the country with frequent frost temperatures the Eureka type is preferable. The Lisbon lemon tree will die back to the roots after a hard frost. The Lisbon has sharp spines in abundance but this is a small drawback considering it’s other useful qualities.

The dwarf Lisbon lemon tree can be traced back originally to Portugal. Today it is one of the most popular varieties of lemon trees in California. The Lisbon needs lots of sun and nutrient rich soil.

It should be fertilized frequently with nitrogen, potassium and organic matter. If potted be sure to keep it well drained. If the tree is kept out of doors part of the year and brought in doors for winter you have two options for keeping it healthy.

If you keep it in the sun while indoors than you need to fertilize it several times in order to promote continued growth. It can also be kept in a cooler room with no sunlight and it will become essentially dormant for the indoor/winter season and will not require fertilization.

With a little work and attention, you are sure to love your tree for many years to come.

Step One:

Take your time choosing your tree’s container.

The best container to use will be approximately 6 inches larger than the container your tree was sold in. You will also want to look for a container that has larger than average drainage holes. A dwarf eureka lemon tree needs well drained soil to maintain a healthy root system, a container that has smaller drainage holes will lead to soggy and weak roots.

Step Two:

Take your time choosing your potting soil.

A dwarf eureka lemon tree will actually prefer sandy, dry soil and will not do well in most retail brands of potting soil. To begin planting your tree start by filling your container half way with loose, dry soil.

Step Three:

Take your time planting your tree.

Citrus trees as a species are less hardy than other tree types and can be fragile while being transplanted or placed into a new container. To begin planting your dwarf eureka lemon tree carefully remove it from its original pot and lightly shake the access soil from the roots. Be carefully not to damage the smaller, newly formed roots. Now, place the tree into your container and fill the remaining space with your sandy potting soil, packing it down firmly as you go.

Step Four:

Take your time watering your new citrus tree.

Dwarf eureka lemon trees love moist soil and need to be watered every day. If you are keeping your container tree indoors you may want to keep a small misting bottle and give the leaves a light spray every morning. You may also wipe the leaves of your citrus tree with a damp cloth to remove dust; this is not necessary for plant health but will improve the appearance of an indoor tree.

Step Five:

Take your time enjoying the fruits of your labor.

A dwarf eureka lemon tree is a great house or container plant and can be a lot of fun to own! It is a good idea to replant your tree into a larger pot once every year and you will enjoy bright, juicy fruit every season! Remember, always make time to stop and smell the lemons!