CSIRO finger lime hybrids

Firefly starts with ...
For anyone interested in the CSIRO developed hybrid native limes Australian Blood, Australian Sunrise and Australian Outback http://www.csiro.au/science/NewNativeLimes.html , I recently received an email from the CSIRO to say that they were being propogated again.

From the email, "Nurseries in Western Australia, Victoria and NSW have recently finalised contracts with CSIRO Plant Industry to propagate and distribute trees from native lime varieties.

Please note, the nursery in Western Australia is currently selling trees, however nurseries in NSW and Victoria won’t have native lime trees available for at least 12 months (~ June 2010) as they are still being propagated.



Western Australia (trees available):

John Sargiovani

Citrees Nursery

Phone: (08) 9248-6003

E-mail: john@citreesnursery.com

Address: 8 Lakefarm Retreat, Ballajura, WA 6066



NSW (not available for at least 12 months ~ contact after June 2010):

Gary Eyles
Phone: (02) 9654-9227
E-mail: sales@eylescitrus.com.au

Address: 207 Pitt Town Road, Kenthurst NSW 2156
Fax: 61+ 02 9654 9601



Victoria (not available for at least 12 months ~ contact after June 2010):
Greg Flemming
Murray Valley Nurseries
Phone: (03) 050305324

E-mail: murrayvalleynurseries@iinet.net.au "

Firefly says...
From the CSIRO website:

'Australian Blood' (also known as 'Australian Red Centre') is a hybrid between an acid mandarin and a native finger lime. It has blood-red rind, flesh and juice.

'Australian Sunrise' produces a pear-shaped, orange fruit that makes an excellent marmalade. It is a hybrid selection from a cross between a calamondin (mandarin crossed with cumquat) and a native finger lime.

'Australian Outback' (also known as 'Australian Desert') is a variety selected and developed from a collection of different native desert lime trees.

Never tasted the fruit myself, but my Sunrise has three maturing fruit, about the size of Nagami cumquats.