Citrus limon x reticulata
Lemonade Lemon
Similar to a lemon with pale-yellow fruit. Juicy fruit has a mild, fresh, grapefruit-like flavour. Very refreshing to eat off the tree. A heavy cropper in mid-winter to early-spring, with smaller summer crops sometimes occurring. Excellent for containers. Scented white flowers throughout spring. Self-fertile.
Exotic
Evergreen
Edible
Attracts bees
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Rutaceae, rue or citrus family, a family of flowering trees, shrubs, and herbs.
Genus: Citrus, citrus (Latin, noun), referring to either Citrus medica or a species in the genus Thuja. A genus of flowering trees and shrubs native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.
Species: Citrus limon x reticulata, limon (French, noun), meaning 'a type of lemon', and rēticulāta (Latin, adjective), meaning 'reticulated, net-like', in reference to the net-like fibrous strands under the peel of this species.
Common Name: Lemonade Lemon
Other Common Name(s): Lemonade Fruit, New Zealand Lemonade
Description and Features
Description: Similar to a lemon with pale-yellow fruit. Juicy fruit has a mild, fresh, grapefruit-like flavour. Very refreshing to eat off the tree. A heavy cropper in mid-winter to early-spring, with smaller summer crops sometimes occurring. Excellent for containers. Scented white flowers throughout spring. Self-fertile.
Height: 3m
Width: 2m
Uses: Attracts bees
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Exotic
Types: Edible
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: White
Fruit:
Summer: Yellow
Autumn: None
Winter: Yellow
Spring: Yellow