Lemon Trees

Buy Lemon Trees Online - Great as Gifts or for Yourself

Our range of stunning lemon trees, including our mini lemon trees, are incredible to give as a gift to your family, friend, neighbour or work colleague; or are a lovely little treat for yourself! We have a huge range available from baby lemon trees to the famous Japanese citrus tree: yuzu. Lemon trees bring a piece of the Mediterranean into your home, garden or patio with their fresh scent, beautifully bright colours and sweet yet sharp fruits.

Our small and large lemon trees for sale are exceptionally high quality, either grown on site or sourced from the best specialist nurseries, these are trees that will go on and thrive year after year.

Fruiting Lemon Trees

There’s nothing quite as refreshing as the taste of lemon made into freshly squeezed lemonade or over your favourite seafood dish. That’s why gifting a lemon tree for an anniversary gift, birthday gift, Christmas gift or thank you gift is a perfect choice. Our frequently fruiting lemon trees are fairly easy to care for and will thrive in a sunny room or on a patio in the UK.

When buying our lemon trees online, you always get your plant delivered with a decorative pot and you can add a personal message in our stylish greetings card. Choose the day you want your lemon tree delivery, and we will make it happen.

Buy Meyer Lemon Trees Online

Meyer lemon trees are a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange which gives them a lovely sweet-tart flavour. Growing Meyer lemon trees is a rewarding experience as they are abundant fruit producers, and their white blossoms are incredibly fragrant alongside the shiny dark foliage. They make a beautiful ornamental tree with the bonus of tasty fruits as well!

Meyer lemon trees make the perfect gift for green-fingered friends or those who enjoy the challenge of something a bit different to brighten up their home, patio, or garden. Get your Meyer lemon trees delivered directly to you or to a loved one’s door with a decorative pot and gift card now.

Small Lemon Trees

Small and miniature lemon trees are an ideal plant for kitchen, living room or dining room windowsills where they can soak up as much sunlight as possible. Lemon trees crossed with kumquats or clementines produce much smaller but still tasty fruits and have a neater shape with smaller leaves. Perfect for flats and appartments or even for a sunny balcony, add a small lemon tree to your kitchen and reap the mini fruits for cocktails and drinks! You'll be suprised how super easy citrus trees can be to care for and are they make an ideal housewarming gift, thank you gift or birthday gift.

Lemon Tree Care

A lemon tree is a great addition to any home, patio, or balcony and are surprisingly productive in our British climate. Our lemon trees are always delivered as strong grafted trees and with a little TLC they will produce good crops of tasty lemons year after year. To ensure the best harvest however do bear in mind a few key points. Lemon trees will thrive best with:

• Plenty of bright light
• A good watering routine. That’s a heavy water once the top two inches of soil feel dry (check regularly in summer)
• Feeding every other watering with a specialist summer and winter citrus feed
• Protection from frost, which usually means a bright spot indoors over winter

Pest Management

There are a few UK pests that love your lemon tree just as much as you do. Some are relatively harmless, such as aphids and snails, whereas others like citrus scale do need a bit more attention. You can prevent pests through regular inspections, growing in the right conditions, and removing any pests by hand.

For more in-depth care instructions, take a look at our citrus care and pest treatment pages. You will also receive specific care instructions with your plant when you purchase from us with QR codes to these online guides.

Pruning Lemon Trees

Lemon trees don’t need a lot of pruning, there is no need to prune for fruit production only for shape and to remove any damaged branches over time. Pruning your lemon tree can be done at any time of year, but you need to be more mindful in Spring that you don’t prune new buds.

Any damaged, crossing or bare branches can be removed with sharp secateurs when they occur and if your plant grows a bit bigger than the space available, then it can certainly be given a haircut. Follow our pruning guide for more top tips on how best to prune your lemon tree.

Lemon Tree Soil and Potting

Lemon trees generally like well-drained, slightly acidic soil. However, they tend to grow well in a variety of soils – especially those that are more dense so that water takes longer to drain through, such as clay soil.

As your lemon tree grows you might want to consider repotting it to allow more room for the growing roots. Typically lemon trees should be repotted once a year or every 2 years for trees up to 6ft tall. Potting should take place in Spring or early Summer when your plant shows signs of new growth. Specialist citrus composts are available but actually a good quality ericaceous or container compost are just as good and considerably cheaper.

It’s best to grow citrus in pots in the UK rather than to plant directly into the ground, this is partly so they can be better protected from frosts but also to avoid waterlogging in the winter months. For the same reason lemon trees are best grown in relatively small pots. It’s best when repotting to only go up 1 pot size at a time and of course make sure that the new pot has plenty of drainage holes.

Why Choose Plants4Presents?

We are citrus experts and we really know our lemons. We source our grafted lemon trees from only the very best UK and European nurseries and we quality check every plant carefully to ensure you only get the best.

On top of that, Plants4Presents offers a truly special gift-giving experience. Our team are passionate about plants, and our specialist team carefully check, prep, wrap and box each plant as well as handwriting your card message for that personal touch. Our website is updated constantly with images and information, so you know that what you see is what you get.

We offer next-day delivery, nominated delivery dates, and specific care instructions for every plant. Contact us today for more information on our lemon trees, citrus care advice, or info on delivery, and we’ll be happy to help.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are all lemon trees identical?

A common question but the answer is no, there are lots of different varieties of lemon trees and lemon trees can be crossed with other varieties to make hybrid citrus trees. All the lemon trees that we sell are grafted trees which means they will fruit reliably even when the plant is still young. The way the trees are grafted and the root stock they are grafted on, will also affect the size, the shape and the way the tree grows. The most popular and common varieties to grow in the UK are lemon Meyers and Lemon4seasons (also known as Garey’s Eureka). Lemon4seasons produce the classic lemon with thick skin and a pointed end that we typically buy in the shops. Lemon Meyers have a neater habit and a smaller rounder, juicier lemons that are prized by chefs. We also sell dwarf Lara and Lyvia lemons which are a cross between a lemon and a kumquat and some more unusual relatives of the Lemon family including Citrons, Bergamots and Yuzus.

Why should I have a lemon tree?

At Plants4Presents we love a lemon tree, what can beat picking your own lemons fresh from the tree? As well as their tasty harvest these evergreen trees are handsome plants in their own right, producing gorgeous fragrant blossom off and on throughout the year. In fact one of the nicest things about lemon trees is because they have such a long fruiting season, there is almost always something to look at all year round from spring blossom and embryonic fruits in March to ripe yellow fruits in the depths of winter. Lemon trees are by far our most popular citrus tree and are a great way to bring a slice of the Mediterranean in to your home.

Do you sell citrus feed?

Yes we do, our winter citrus feed will help supply your plants with essential nutrients to built healthy fruits and foliage from September to February and our summer citrus feed has the same essential nutrients but an extra does of nitrogen to help support the extra growth in the summer months.

I don't have a lot of room for plants or trees, can I still have a lemon tree?

Yes, size limitations are always a consideration when purchasing new plants. We offer young meyer lemon trees and lara lemons which are ideal for smaller spaces such as kitchens or windowsills or even balconies. These plants have lower graft points and are on dwarf root stock so they stay a manageable size and produce plentiful fruits on just a small bush.

Where are your lemon trees grown?

Our youngest lemon trees and bush shaped Meyers are grown in the UK but the majority of our larger trees are imported directly from a cooperative of nurseries in Sicily that we have worked with for many years.

What are Meyer lemon trees?

Meyer lemon trees are a variety that was bred and named by Frank Meyer in the states in the early 1900s. It’s believed to have a mandarin orange in it’s parentage which explains why the fruits are so sweet and tasty and the way they almost turn orange when fully ripe. They are a particularly hardy variety that if kept on the dry side have been known to withstand temperatures as low as -5C. They grow well in the ground in California but they also have a long history of doing well in pots in the UK and New Zealand and they hold the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit. A great variety for a chef, the fruits are truly delicious and are a variety no citrus collection should be without.