Throughout summer, pinching back tips of the most vigorous growth assures more abundant canopy development. As mature plants may produce unwanted, fast-growing shoots (called "water shoots"), these are removed from the main branches at the bottom or middle of the plant. There is reputed merit in the tradition of urinating near a lemon tree.

In cultivation in the UK, the cultivars "Meyer" and "Variegata" have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's