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.