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Plant selection based on nectar and pollen production for beekeeping needs. The bonus is the variety of fruit and vegetables we produce.
CITRUS ORCHARD 
Eureka Lemon (organic certified) sourced from Brunswick Plants.
Very suitable for the home garden including coastal and warmer areas.
Bears several crops of fruit in Winter, Spring and Summer.
Grows to approx 3 to 4 meters in height.
Vigorous grower with almost no thorns.
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Varieties
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4. Varieties
Introduction
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Lemon varieties
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Eureka …………………………………………………………….. 6
Fino ………………………………………………………………… 8
Lisbon …………………………………………………………….. 11
Meyer ……………………………………………………………… 13
Verna ……………………………………………………………… 15
Yen Ben …………………………………………………………… 18
Eureka is Australia’s main lemon variety
Varieties
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INTRODUCTION
Around the world lemons are largely grown in the semi-arid and arid subtropical
regions with mild winter temperatures. The two most important acid lemon
varieties are Eureka and Lisbon.
In Australia the main lemon varieties grown commercially are Eureka, Lisbon
and Meyer. There are also small plantings of other varieties including Fino,
Verna, Villafranca and Yen Ben. Several new varieties and clones of lemon have
also recently or will soon become available including Allen Eureka, Eureka
Seedless (Eureka SL from South Africa), Genoa and Limoniera 8A.
Variety selection should be based on the product specifications of the market to
be supplied and the climatic conditions of the growing site.
Information on the performance (yield and quality) of Eureka, Fino and Verna on
a range of rootstocks is available from the Final Technical report on the lemon
variety/rootstock trials undertaken at three sites from 1997-2003. This report
(CT97002) is available from Horticulture Australia and is also on the Australian
Citrus Growers website www.austcitrus.org.au
Included in this chapter are copies of the Lemon Variety Fact Sheets available at
the Australian Citrus Growers website www.austcitrus.org.au These fact sheets
are updated periodically.
