Lemon fruit has many benefits as a spice in food to be used as a cleanser.
Lemon tree has been cultivated primarily in warm climates for thousands of years.
Lemon tree produces yellow fruit that has a distinctive sour taste. Lemon tree flowers have a scent similar to lemons and while still reddish buds and white after bloom.
size
Lemon tree can grow up to 6 meters. Although high, lemon trees can also be planted in pots of origin is often trimmed so as not to grow too high.
Lemon tree leaves have a length of about 5 cm to 10 cm, and has a fruit with a similar size.
history
Lemon tree was originally cultivated in India, and brought to Italy around the year 200 AD.
During the eighth to the eleventh century, popular lemon tree in most of the Middle East and the Mediterranean, as well as in China.
Lemon tree was introduced to America by the Spanish explorers and was first planted in California in the mid 1700s.
Geographic Distribution
Lemon tree grows well in warm climates. Lemon flowers and fruit will fall off and the tree to die at temperatures below freezing.
Lemon-producing countries such as Guatemala, Argentina and Chile in South and Central America, as well as Italy, Spain, Greece and Turkey in Europe.
Types & Varieties
There are several dozen varieties of lemon trees. Some varieties have seeds, while others are seedless.
Some of the most popular varieties including lemon trees including Eureka and Lisbon in the U.S., as well as Ovalem Femminello in Italy.
Meyer lemons are usually chosen as an ornamental garden or planted indoors because of the form of the tree, the fruit is sweet, and resistance to weather.
