lemon tree
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($67K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible£23.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great253.91avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great£9.10–£44.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+40.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Okay3.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Bad76%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad£67K£67K/yr · 75K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, lemon tree is a £67K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
lemon tree market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £48K–£60K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.7%
- Avg BSR
- #71
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 9%
- Sponsored
- 73%
- Out of stock
- 13.3%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 202 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 flat
Sellers
8
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- YouGarden70%
- Thompson & Morgan8%
- Carbeth Plants5%
- GardenersDream4%
- 3FATPIGS4%
- GardenNova4%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 66 weeks — +40.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.0×
Top lemon tree search terms
- lemon tree50K/yr
- lemon tree plant16K/yr
- lemon plant7K/yr
- lemon trees3K/yr
Top lemon tree products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
YouGarden Citrus Lemon Tree Approximately 70-90cm Tall in 4 Litre Pot Citrus Fruit Tree House Plant Conservatory or Garden Plant Low Maintenance
YouGarden£29.884.6★184 rev
YouGarden Citrus Lemon Citron Tree in 7/9cm Pot Lemon Trees for Gardens Grow Your Own Tree in Garden and Home Perfect for Pots and in Ground Supplied as Ready to Plant
YouGarden£10.944.1★571 rev
YouGarden Citrus Fruit Collection with Orange Lemon and Lime Trees Established Plants in 9cm Pots Supplied 20-30cm Tall for Grow Your Own Citrus Fruit
YouGarden£20.564.2★236 rev
Carbeth Plants Lemon Tree Gift Wrapped in 12cm Pot - Indoor Citrus Plant
Carbeth Plants£23.193.8★194 rev
YouGarden Large Lemon Trees Pair of Trees Supplied in 4 Litre Pots Fruit Trees for Gardens or Patios Citrus Trees for Gardens Supplied as Established Ready to Plant Tree
YouGarden£44.864.6★69 rev
Newest
by launch date
GardenNovas Premium Lemon Tree Soil Mix - Perfect Drainage and Nutrient Retention for Citrus Limon Trees - 1 LITER
GardenNova£9.10711 rev
Carbeth Plants Lemon Tree Gift Wrapped in 12cm Pot - Indoor Citrus Plant
Carbeth Plants£23.19194 rev
Citrus Lemon Tree 40-50cm Tall in a Pot Ready to Fruit Stunning Evergreen Tree 3fatpigs
3FATPIGS£19.8210 rev
Lemon (Citrus) Eureka Tree 9cm Pot x 1
Thompson & Morgan£13.73105 rev
GardenersDream Lemon and Orange Tree Collection - Live Citrus Trees for Home - Duo Indoor Fruit Plants for Home Office and Conservatory - Grow Your Own Fruit - House Plants (20-25 cm)
GardenersDream£35.5840 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumYouGarden Citrus Lemon Tree Approximately 70-90cm Tall in 4 Litre Pot Citrus Fruit Tree House Plant Conservatory or Garden Plant Low Maintenance
YouGarden£29.884.6★
Citrus Lemon Tree 40-50cm Tall in a Pot Ready to Fruit Stunning Evergreen Tree 3fatpigs
3FATPIGS£19.823.0★
YouGarden Large Lemon Trees Pair of Trees Supplied in 4 Litre Pots Fruit Trees for Gardens or Patios Citrus Trees for Gardens Supplied as Established Ready to Plant Tree
YouGarden£44.864.6★
Lemon tree Standard - 1 tree
Cross Common Nursery£35.604.2★
YouGarden Citrus Lemon Citron Tree in 7/9cm Pot Lemon Trees for Gardens Grow Your Own Tree in Garden and Home Perfect for Pots and in Ground Supplied as Ready to Plant
YouGarden£10.944.1★
What buyers say about lemon tree
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Healthy Plant”
“Good quality fast delivery”
“Great size”
“Great value for money cost in garden centres twice price half the size”
“Better than expected”
“This was sent as a gift”
“Strong plant”
“Brourt ladt month still goin strong”
“good moisture levels”
“was also well watered”
What buyers complain about
“Very small”
“Hardly growing”
“Not worth the money spent”
“Not as expected”
“within a day both had fallen off”
“Followed instructions, dead within 3 weeks, don't waste your money”
“lemons never really took off properly”
“not straight easily sorted when repotting”
“and it said the lemons were dried up when it arrived”
“Not the best specimens”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is lemon tree profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £67K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +40.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the lemon tree niche?
- 7 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in lemon tree?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Plant Growth, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for lemon tree peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 4.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the lemon tree niche?
- Listings span £9.10–£44.86; the average listing price is £23.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 254 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.