{"title":"Citrus: Lemons and Limes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"cp-lem-meyer","title":"Lemon, Improved Meyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe IMPROVED MEYER Lemon tree is moderately vigorous and cold hardy, shrubby, and relatively small at maturity. \u003c\/strong\u003eMeyer Lemon flowers intermittently throughout the year, but mostly during the spring. It makes an attractive garden tree. Meyer lemons are medium-sized, short-elliptical, and have a smooth, thin, yellow-orange rind. The flesh is light orange yellow, moderately seedy, juicy, and acidic. The aroma and flavor of Meyer Lemon is distinctive, and many find it especially desirable. It's best to grow Meyer lemons in a frost-free climate, but you can grow them in pots in slightly cooler climates. If sub-freezing temperatures are predicted, move a potted Meyer lemon indoors or harvest all the fruit from an in-ground tree and water it thoroughly to moisten the soil around the roots. Picking the fruit before a freeze will protect both the fruit and the tree from freeze damage. If you pick too many lemons from the tree to use right away, squeeze the juice and freeze it. The color of a lemon is not the only indicator the fruit is ready. Because Meyer lemons taste sweeter than standard lemons, is important to know when to harvest the fruit. Color change is a sign your Meyer lemons may be ready, but you should taste a fruit or two for a sweet-tart flavor. When the taste best is when you need to pick them. The lemons will not become any sweeter after you remove them from the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT - Citrus Trees","offers":[{"title":"5 gallon","offer_id":48516533780663,"sku":"CP-Lem-IMey-05","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 gallon","offer_id":48516533813431,"sku":"CP-Lem-IMey-15","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2441\/2599\/files\/meyerlemon2.jpg?v=1780450229"},{"product_id":"cp-lem-lisbon","title":"Lemon, Lisbon*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLISBON lemon produces several crops per year, mainly in winter and early spring. *One of Greg's favorite fruit trees for the Valley! \u003c\/strong\u003eLisbon is one of the most widely grown lemons in California and is planted extensively throughout citrus-growing regions of the world. It is believed to be a Gallego seedling selection of Portuguese origin. Lisbon lemon trees grow vigorously into large, thorny, upright but spreading trees. Due to their vigorous growth habit, the fruit is usually found within the canopy of the trees. The new leaves and flowers are tinged with purple. The fruits are medium in size, oblong, with a prominent nipple. The rind is slightly textured and yellow at full maturity. The flesh is pale greenish-yellow, low-seeded, and very acidic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT - Citrus Trees","offers":[{"title":"5 gallon","offer_id":48516527947959,"sku":"CP-Lem-Lis-05","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 gallon","offer_id":48516527980727,"sku":"CP-Lem-Lis-15","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2441\/2599\/files\/LisbonLemon2_opt.jpg?v=1780449965"},{"product_id":"cp-lem-ponderosa","title":"Lemon, Ponderosa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePONDEROSA lemon looks like a citron, yet they taste like a lemon.\u003c\/strong\u003e It bears medium to large fruits that have a thick and bumpy rind. The fruits are seedy and are thought to be a hybrid of a lemon and a citron. The impressive-sized fruits may be left on the tree for many months after they've ripened without a drop in the fruits' quality. In addition, Ponderosa lemon trees can flower and bear fruit at the same time, further adding to the visual appeal. While the fruit are larger than that of a normal lemon, they have the same flavor and acidity and can replace lemons measure for measure in recipes. Ponderosa lemon trees are slow growing but reach a height of 12 to 24 feet at maturity. It is less cold hardy than a true lemon. The leaves are long, evergreen, glossy, and citron-like, being ovate elliptic in shape and lemon scented. They have medium thick branches with many spines. New growth is purple tinged, as are the flowers. Ponderosa lemon also has larger than average citrus flowers, and bears fruit throughout the year. When grown as an ornamental, pruning is required to control the shape, and it may be trained as a bush or tree\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT - Citrus Trees","offers":[{"title":"5 gallon","offer_id":48516525326519,"sku":"CP-Lem-Pond-05","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 gallon","offer_id":48516525359287,"sku":"CP-Lem-Pond-15","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2441\/2599\/files\/PonderosaLemon.jpg?v=1780449612"},{"product_id":"cp-lem-variegated-pink-eureka","title":"Lemon, Variegated Pink Eureka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVARIEGATED PINK EUREKA lemons provide juicy pink flesh fruit with a clear pink juice, and a foliage with glossy green leaves having white to pale yellow edges. .\u003c\/strong\u003e This fruit is perfect for a delicious pink lemonade. Eureka lemons originated in California from seeds that came from Sicily in the late 1850s. They are classified as true lemons, along with Lisbons, in that they are not crossed with any other citrus varieties. Eureka produces year-round and abundantly, with the most fruit production occurring during the spring to summer months. This is the pink-fleshed version of the common supermarket lemon. Eureka lemon trees grow to between 10 and 20 feet tall, with a spreading and open growth habit. They are almost thornless with sparse foliage, which makes the fruit more prone to wind and sun damage. Eureka is one of the least cold-hardy lemon varieties and can be damaged by freezing temperatures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT - Citrus Trees","offers":[{"title":"5 gallon","offer_id":48516525162679,"sku":"CP-Lem-VPin-05","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 gallon","offer_id":48516525195447,"sku":"CP-Lem-VPin-15","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2441\/2599\/files\/eureka-lemonvarigated_opt_1e8f14f7-1131-4456-8210-4678c2cb9791.jpg?v=1780449213"},{"product_id":"cp-lim-bearss","title":"Lime, Bearss Seedless","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEARSS limes are seedless, acidic, and juicy on a nearly thornless tree.\u003c\/strong\u003e Also known as Tahitian or Persian limes, they have a thin, smooth, light yellow rind at full maturity. These limes are 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter, larger than Mexican limes. The seedless flesh is pale greenish-yellow, acidic, juicy and finely textured. Once Bearss limes reach full maturity, usually late autumn to early winter, they drop from the tree. They are the most cultivated lime species for commercial use, and account for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. Bearss lime trees will typically grow to be approximately 20 feet tall and will produce fruit in the late fall or early winter. The nearly thornless trees grow vigorously to a medium-large size with a spreading form and have white blossoms. Bearss lime trees have higher cold tolerance than Mexican lime trees and do well in areas where lemons are successfully grown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT - Citrus Trees","offers":[{"title":"5 gallon","offer_id":48516510613687,"sku":"CP-Lim-Bea-05","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 gallon","offer_id":48516510646455,"sku":"CP-Lim-Bea-15","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2441\/2599\/files\/bearss_lime-2-1_opt.jpg?v=1780448794"},{"product_id":"cp-lim-mexican-thornless","title":"Lime, Mexican Thornless*","description":"Pick-up from Nursery Lot in \u003cstrong\u003eLate SEPT\/Early OCT. The MEXICAN Lime is by far the most popular lime tree in North America. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlso known as the Key lime, Bartender's lime, and West Indian lime, the fruits are small, approximately 1 1\/2 inches in diameter and nearly round. They have a thin, smooth, greenish-yellow rind that is particularly fragrant. Once Mexican limes reach full maturity, usually in fall to early winter, they drop from the tree. The Mexican Lime tree is medium in size, spreading, and bushy with numerous willowy, fine-stemmed branches and long thorns. Its foliage is dense and consists of small, pale green, blunt-pointed leaves. The trees are somewhat ever bearing but their main crop comes in the winter (or earlier in very hot climates). Mexican lime trees are sensitive to cold. Flowering occurs throughout the year but mainly in the spring and late summer. 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Desert-grown fruit differs so greatly in size, color, form, and rind texture from that produced in the cool, equable coastal region that the inexperienced observer would consider them to be different fruits. Sweet limes can be easily mistaken for lemons because of their yellow color. Yellow sweet limes are ripe for picking, while green ones haven't reached their full sweetness yet. The tree is medium-large with an irregular spreading form. The flowers are pure white, and the new growth is bright green. The fruits are small, round to slightly oblong, and have a thin, smooth, rind with prominent oil glands. At maturity, the rind is pale green to orange yellow. The internal flesh is pale yellow, tender, and juicy, with some seeds. The flavor is insipid due to the lack of acidity in the fruit but is appealing to some. Palestinian sweet lime is also used as a citrus rootstock. Sweet limes have a unique flavor because they have less acid than ordinary limes. 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