Don’t confuse it with the Bearss lime — this is a genuine lemon (Citrus limon ‘Bearss’), a Florida selection of the classic Sicilian “Lisbon-type” lemon. It rewards you with large, bright-yellow fruit that is exceptionally juicy and brisk-acidic, the way a real lemon should taste, plus a thick, oil-rich rind that makes the most fragrant zest you can grow.
Best of all, the fruit is nearly seedless, so juicing and slicing are effortless. Vigorous and heavy-bearing, a Bearss can carry fruit through much of the year and often holds ripe lemons on the tree alongside new blossoms.
Why You’ll Love It:
- Intensely fragrant zest. The rind is unusually high in aromatic oils, so a single peel perfumes a whole kitchen — perfect for limoncello, baking, and finishing oils where the zest is the star.
- Juicy, true-lemon tartness. Unlike sweeter Meyer-types, the Bearss delivers the clean, bracing acidity that classic lemonade, marinades, and seafood call for.
- Nearly seedless. Few to no seeds means clean juice and tidy slices, with none of the picking-out that bottled juice avoids and ordinary lemons don’t.
- Vigorous and heavy-bearing. A productive, fast-growing tree that sets large crops and tends to fruit over an extended season rather than one short window.
- Bred for warm, humid growing. Selected in Florida, it handles heat and humidity better than many imported lemon strains.
Your plant may arrive in a grower Citra-pot. See our simple repotting guide & pot sizing tips here.
