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Does anyone know of a nursery in the Central Valley that sells Lemon (Citrus Limon) trees. I have not seen any yellow lemons in Costa Rica. I know there are many types of “Limon” here.
Thanks[b]Larrythehat[/b] there is a posting ‘somewhere’ on this forum on the search for lemon trees. Yes, trees are available but you will need to search for them.
We bought ours in Tileran.Thanks Costaricafinca. I found the discussion on Lemons from November 2009. Now I will have to find the trees.
Yes this was covered i detail somewhere on here. I thought about it when I was in Mas x menos in Jaco and saw “Yellow Lemons” for sale.
I gathered some information after posting a question about Meyer lemon trees on another forum. Hope the following helps.
• You might go to the Cavallini nursery in Orotina for fruit trees. They have some of the best grafted avocadoes and citrus. The mentioned “sweet lemon” will not be a suitable substitute for the lemons you want. You might have to settle for limes which will do well. Perhaps they will have meyer lemon.
• The best place I know for viveros is La Garita in the Central Valley. This would be on the same road going to Zoo Ave. Miles and miles of viveros. Plan of spending a lot of time. I have never heard of any place comparable to this road. Some viveros specialize in ornamentals, others in fruit trees. My suggestion if you have the endurance is quickly look into each one, and then focus back on the ones that meet your needs.
• Besides the vivero in Orotina I already mentioned there are several In the La Garita area. Vivero Processo which is on the corner of the road to INCAE has some fruit trees that most other nurseries don’t have. The very large vivero central is good for citrus, mangoes, etc. The very best for avocadoes is the one in Orotona.
• My Meyer lemon trees are doing nicely at 1300 meters. Leaf cutter ants are a real problem and you have to protect them. The nurseries know them as the Berdelli lemons. They have them in stock usually from April to November.Plasticbrad, I mean no disrespect, but might you ask your neighbor for the name of the nursery or some other hint about where the tree came from? La Garita must have two dozen nurseries.
Thanks!
None taken. She thinks it was the first one from the highway. But it was a couple years back. Sorry I could’t be more descriptive. Thats all I gots.
If that’s the case, then whoever is looking for lemon trees should start their search at Central Vivero. It’s the beautifully landscaped nursery you can see from the autopista and the first one you encounter when you exit the autopista and turn toward Alajuela.
They have an incredible assortment and selection of nursery stock.
[quote=”DavidCMurray”]If that’s the case, then whoever is looking for lemon trees should start their search at Central Vivero. It’s the beautifully landscaped nursery you can see from the autopista and the first one you encounter when you exit the autopista and turn toward Alajuela.
They have an incredible assortment and selection of nursery stock.[/quote]
Thanks for the directions David. there are no large viveros on this side of the valley except the UCR in Santa Ana and none that have the varieties that we are familiar with in the States.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]It seems it is ‘hit & miss to find any…[/quote]
I actually did find the lemon trees at the nursery David mentioned in La Garita.Well, you hit it lucky!:lol: I don’t need any more, as mine are producing but others ‘on the hunt’ can try there too.
i bought one of those lemon trees at Vivero Central on Saturday. it was the only type of citrus i didn’t have planted, and while i’ve grown to love what’s available here — criollos, mecinas, mandarinas — after all the discussion on this board about lemons, i’ve been on the quest for the last 6 months. should’ve just gone to the vivero in the first place. the guy said it would start producing in 18 months. long time to wait to see if i got the right tree!!!
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