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title: "tips on keeping a lemon tree alive and thriving? i know they love…"
description: "tips on keeping a lemon tree alive and thriving? i know they love sunlight and the warmth i had it in my backyard with direct basically most the day sunlight…"
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author: "emsplants"
published: "2025-12-18T19:48:17.124431Z"
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# tips on keeping a lemon tree alive and thriving? i know they love…

_Posted by emsplants on 2025-12-18_

tips on keeping a lemon tree alive and thriving?  
i know they love sunlight and the warmth i had it in my backyard with direct basically most the day sunlight didn’t like that, so moved in to the front porch where it gets light but not direct and the leaves look shriveled

## 4 comments

### Anonymous commented on 2026-01-14

Florida lemon trees are good in direct sunlight. But are lemon tree dose not have lemons

#### emsplants replied on 2026-01-14

all day sunlight?

### Anonymous commented on 2026-01-14

We have it out for 8hours of sun

#### emsplants replied on 2026-01-14

okay i’ll try that. thank you

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