Meyer Lemon Cold Tolerance

Bring it inside if you can

See this link

LINK https://lemontreeguide.com/how-cold-is-too-cold-for-a-meyer-lemon-tree/

Thanks pep…that is a good article. I will bring the tree in now.

That\nks to both of you guys!

I have the same type of lemon tree. I bought it at Home Depot for two dollars. They were having a clearance sale. I planted it in my back yard and basically ignored it. That lemon tree grew up to be a large tree and it produces tons of fruit every year. I'm sure I purchased that tree ten years ago. The tree endured hurricanes and frigid cold temps. I have never seen anything on the tree that was a result of the weather. The lemon tree grows real fast and if you keep it inside all of the time it won't do well. I would plant that tree outside during the Spring and if I had that tree I would keep it inside at night and put it outside during the day, My tree did real well by putting it outside during the day and inside at night. When spring gets here immediately plant that tree outside. I also have a tangerine tree planted near the lemon tree outside. I bought them together. Both of my trees are in excellent condition and I learned something this year and what I learned is never plant a lemon tree near a tangerine tree. The trees are doing great but what I learned involves the fruit the trees produce.

we used to drag ours inside the garage at night and with door closed it did fine

So the link says Meyer lemon will die at more than 30 minutes of 29 degrees. But it also says it will thrive in zones 8 through 11. USDA cold hardiness zone 8 means the temperature would expected to drop into the teens at least once a year.
A good bit lower than 29.
I wouldn’t put faith in an article if they can’t get this right.

Neighbor had a large mature Meyer lemon that took 29 degree temps well...what killed it was 3 straight nights of 18 degree cold.

Wish that tree was still around, it made a ton of lemons every year, never had to worry about needing lemon for the crab and crawfish boils.