### Citrus Lemon (Citrus limon Osbeck)
**Family:** Rutaceae
**Common Name:** Lemon
**Origin:** Asia
**Description:**
- **Form:** Large shrub or small, freely branching, spiny tree
- **Leaves:** Narrowly ovate, finely toothed, light green, 5-10 cm long
- **Flowers:** Fragrant, white, 4-5 cm across, borne singly or in small cymes, opening from red- or purple-tinted buds
- **Fruit:** Broadly ovoid, yellow, 7-15 cm long
- **Height:** 2-7 m
- **Spread:** 1.5-3 m
- **Fragrance:** Yes
**Tolerance:**
- **Drought Tolerance:** Medium
- **Salinity Tolerance:** Medium
- **Sun Tolerance:** High
- **Wind Tolerance:** High
- **Pest Tolerance:** Low
- **Disease Tolerance:** Low
**Water Requirement:** Low
**PH Level:** Basic
**Growth Rate:** Medium
**Additional Names:** Lemon Tree, The Lemon, ليمون
