{"id":587,"date":"2024-04-18T11:44:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/?page_id=587"},"modified":"2024-08-27T21:53:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:53:32","slug":"lemon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/resources\/plantid\/fruits-and-nuts\/lemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plant Identification Learning Module:<br>Fruits &amp; Nuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lemon (<em>Citrus limon<\/em>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Lemons grow on small, thorny citrus trees that reach a height of 10 to 20 feet. Leaves are\u00a0<em>ovate<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>oblong<\/em>\u00a0with very narrow or no\u00a0<em>petiole<\/em>\u00a0wings. The lemon has a white, fragrant flower with five\u00a0<em>petals<\/em>. Lemons are oblong, yellow, and smooth-skinned, with a nipple at the blossom end. They may be slightly necked at the stem end. The flesh is buff colored, acid and aromatic. The lemon odor is characteristic of the leaves, rind and juice. Seeds are few, but present. Lemons are generally grown in South Florida and warmer areas of Central Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/lemon_tree.jpg\" alt=\"Lemon tree\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>(cc) 2006, Eric Skiff. This photo is licensed under<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/lemon_leaves.jpg\" alt=\"Lemon leaves\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/lemon_flower.jpg\" alt=\"Flower of lemon tree\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Purdue<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/lemons.jpg\" alt=\"Lemons\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>(cc) 2005, Andr\u00e9 Karwath. 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