The object of so many money-making businesses for children. The fruit that makes your face pucker up when you taste it. This fruit is used in household cleaners as well as for your Thanksgiving desserts. The lemon is the jack of all trades when it comes to fruit. With having so many uses, it isn’t hard to believe that someone would pay tribute by getting the lemon tattoo. Whether they are a fan of the citrus fruit or they get the tattoo because of its symbolism, the lemon tattoo is a one of the most tattooed fruits on the planet.

The saying goes, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” This allegory tells us to take the sour things (bad) things in life and make them into a positive (lemonade). Lemons are very symbolic, and we will talk about the characteristics the lemon represents in this post. We hope that by the time you get done reading this, you will be inspired by the lemon and consider getting this tattoo. We know “inspiration” isn’t what comes to mind when you talk about a fruit, but one with this many uses is bound to be a topic of conversation and a great candidate to be tattooed.

Lemon Facts

Most of us know what a lemon is so we won’t waste time talking about the history of the lemon. However, we wanted to share some fun facts about this amazing fruit to give you the confidence that your lemon tattoo was the right choice.

Lemons are native to Asia but in the United States, California and Arizona produce much of the lemon crop consumed. One of these lemon trees can produce around 600 pounds of lemons a year because they produce fruit year-round. In addition to the fruit, the leaves on the tree is often used to make tea.

Other ways the lemon is utilized is by adding lemon juice to cleaning aides. Because of their high acidity, lemons are great as a cleaning product and they smell great too.