Meyer Lemon update and taste test

[@PeterEntwistle]

It looked excellent inside, Dom. It was great to see it side by side with the Eureka lemon, such a lovely colour inside the Meyer lemon. I have heard that Meyer lemon trees can be a little bit trickier to grow than some other types. But in saying that they do seem to be precocious fruiters. I have a smaller Meyer lemon tree that is covered in flower buds and it must be barely 20cm tall.

[@MoebiusUK]

Cheers, Peter. I'm loving having these Lemon trees. I was super pleased to be able to try a Meyer Lemon for the first time. Yes, it does seem precocious in that it fruits at a much smaller size. As you know, the colour inside is Meyer is a beautiful orange, I'm not sure how well the camera picked this up on my video. I have another Lemon variety called "The Lemon with small leaves" which was a variety discovered by Oscar Tintori. I'll have to do updates on some of my other citrus soon.

[@raregrowsNJ]

Nice caliper on the potted meyer, I can't get one to live more than 2 years. I've switched to 5-1-1 and have one grafted on sour orange now so it should do better than on its own roots

[@MoebiusUK]

Thanks. It's not a bad sized specimen but I would like it's foliage to fill out more now. Yes, the Meyers are notoriously finicky. My first one died and after that I gave up on citrus trees for years. That said, it;s a very worthwhile variety so it's great you're giving it another go. Fingers crossed that both yours and mine thrive.

[@myexoticfoodplants6727]

Nice comparison of the Eureka and Myer Lemon Dominic The colour of the fruit pulp on your tree and that of Peter's looks identical. I have yet to do a taste test and conduct a glucometer test (Brix) of the sugar concentration of a lemon from my tree.

[@MoebiusUK]

You have a Eureka too don't you, Mike? I absolutely adore my Eureka trees. Being able to pick fresh lemons from my own tree in London is something I couldn't have dreamed about.It's wonderful. Yes, the inside of my Meyers is identical to Peters, which is nice to see. Essentially they are clones of each other and the colour confirms they are both true Meyers Lemon. That orange colour is very attractive and the fruit is a little sweeter and less tart than a Eureka ... Both are great varieties to have.

[@lyonheart84]

I've also never seen a meyers lemon inside or tasted one. I can't even remember if I've got one apart from my "is it or isn't it" in ground lemon ( or rootstock ) , i certainly have eureka lemon plants plus a couple of other unknown varieties 😁

[@MoebiusUK]

Yes, my first ever citrus plant was a Meyer Lemon but it died during a relatively mild winter. I'm really pleased this one is doing better. Eureka is such an incredible variety. My best citrus purchase so far. I'm becoming more and more interested in Lemons. I really like the look of fruit on the tree, I quite like juicing them to add to store bought orange juice. and the plants are generally quite attractive. Can't wait to get more. LOL.

[@samMTL514]

Is this grafted or rooted cutting? I found rooted Meyer lemon in a pot is such a drama queen and unforgiving. If she was not such a diva, I would grow it again. 😂

[@MoebiusUK]

This is grafted... The only issue I had with it was dropped foliage after I bare-rooted the plant, but this is understandable. I washed off all the soil before putting it in a substrate I was happy with. I tend to do this most citrus bought from nurseries. Maybe not give up on the variety, Sam. The first Meyer I ever bought died and I gave up on all citrus for years. I guess sometimes these things just happen for whatever reason. I think if you find a decent specimen at a good price you should try again. Would be an excellent addition to your wonderful collection.

[@samMTL514]

@@MoebiusUK I always take every citrus to bare-roots before repotting them in gritty mix with coco coir as bender. This year, I add biochar, 20%, I wanted to see what the hype is all about biochar. Meyer lemon is one my favourite. But I would only grow Meyer lemon if I can find it grafted on trifoliate rootstock. However, this is rare since almost all are rooted cutting.

[@MoebiusUK]

@@samMTL514 Ahh, that's interesting. It's night here in UK but after reading your comment I had to go outside and check my Meyer Lemon with a torch immediately. I was sure it was a grafted plant because the main trunk was so thick but I think you're right, Sam. I couldn't see any signs of grafting on the plant at all. LOL

[@samMTL514]

@@MoebiusUK 🤣🤣🤣🤣 If you have access to root stock, graft Meyer lemon on it. In 2 years, it will out perform your current one. Plus it’s an insurance policy.

[@MoebiusUK]

@@samMTL514 I have at least 40 P.trifoliate plants so I may well do that.