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Janine starts with ... Hi there I'm hoping to purchase a finger lime tree for myself and also one for my mother I live in Melbourne and my mum lives in castlemaine. I was wondering if you could please let me know which varieties would be best for me in Melbourne and mum in castlemaine Thanks for your help Janine | About the Author Janine2 Melbourne 20th August 2012 8:58pm #UserID: 7174 Posts: 1 View All Janine2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Janine I've already asked this question under Tropical fruit trees grown successfully in Melbourne, but got no replies so I guess that no-one is growing them down here. Finger Lime is a tropical rainforest tree so probably not very suitable here. Daleys have many different cultivars but there are none that are supposed to be more cold tolerant than others, the only difference is in the fruit colour and the sweetness. Anyway I got one grafted Red Caviar Finger Lime to see how it goes and so far it hasn't suffered from our cold winter although still in the pot. If you get one it would be best to go for a grafted one, but to answer your question there is no specifc variety that would be best for Melbourne. It'w worth trying any of them. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 21st August 2012 6:47pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... Finger limes(australasica) are naturally growing from about Ballina to about the Gold Coast, and up into the Border Ranges, as high as Binna Burra etc. Victoria is ok, the main thing to watch for is hard frost(Castlemaine). Round Limes(australis) naturally found from around Brisbane, up to SE QLD, and are similarly tough. Grafted Finger Limes should grow faster and come into fruit production earlier than seedlings. As Mike says, the Russel River Lime(inodora) is native to FNQ(Harvey Creek, and up into the mountains) plus other spots, and is tougher than you would think. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette 23rd August 2012 7:05am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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M Nash says... I bought a little pink finger lime from bunnings Tweed in July. Put it in the ground and it sprang to flower within weeks. It is covered with little fruits and it would not be two feet high. Question, I read somewhere that Red finger limes have five petel flowers. My pink has both three and four petel flowers. How is this so? | About the Author MNash1 24th August 2012 5:09pm #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... If the yellowing on the tips started on older leaves, sounds like magnesium deficiency.Easily solved with an epsom salt treatment or two. Citrus are greedy feeders, so do respond best to regular feeds (even finger-limes). If you think about it, finger-limes come from sub-tropical rainforests where there is rapid breakdown of leaf litter, and therefore are constantly fed. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 31st January 2013 7:16am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Birdy_booo says... I purchased a red variety and green variety of finger lime (don't have the specific name on me) at the beginning of last year. They are about 40cm high and living in 40cm pots. The red variety had given me 12 large fruits and the green one just sprouted lots of new leaves. They don't seem to mind the cold temperatures or the 40+ degrees days that we been having in Melbourne (they are out in the open and uncovered). I got mine from bunnings, I think they only had the two red and green available on my area. | About the Author Birdybooo1 Melb 4th February 2013 9:46pm #UserID: 7197 Posts: 9 View All Birdybooo1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author David Brisbane 5th February 2013 9:36am #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 6th February 2013 9:27am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Tasty Green Finger Lime having fruits - how do I know when they're ready to pick? This Finger Lime I got from Daleys only six months ago is aready producing about half a dozen fruit, even though the plant is only 1 foot high. How can I tell if they're ready to eat? Thanks.
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 14th March 2013 9:58am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 14th March 2013 2:32pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Mary My Finger Lime in the picture with fruit doesn't get much light as it's against a brick wall under the shade of larger trees. But it's a grafted one so that's probably why it has fruited so young. I have 3 other varieties in pots in more sunlight that haven't fruited yet, only the Tasty Green has. Could you tell me if your plant is the same variety and is a grafted Tasty Green? | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 14th March 2013 7:19pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 14th March 2013 9:30pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... I got 'Collette' from Daleys roughly 6 months back.. It flowered crazily after I planted it in big pot - around 100 flowers.. All but one dropped.. Then it again flowered immediately, but not many like first time but it has set 4 limes which are now 2inch size now.. Plant is just 1 ft tall... It is VERY slow growing plant.. MaryT - Next time apply Epsom salt when yours flower, it helps to set fruit.. | About the Author Db Brisbane 14th March 2013 10:42pm #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 15th March 2013 8:01am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... Good luck MaryT with your finger lime trees. Recently I also got Rainforest Pearl variety which is 5ft tall now and I'm growing it in pot. Currently it's loaded with limes (total 20 fruits I think - tree had all these fruits at the time of purchase), all fruits are 4 inch size now, how big they grow? I'm not sure if mine are ready to pick, does anyone know how to decide if they r ready to pick? | About the Author Db Brisbane 15th March 2013 8:17am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Db, according to this : http://www.australianfingerlime.com.au/buying.html the fruit should fall off at light touch. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 15th March 2013 8:42am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Db Brisbane 15th March 2013 9:14am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 15th March 2013 9:45am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 15th March 2013 10:20am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... MaryT's info for picking finger-lime is right - mine are cropping atm. I noticed they were ready when I found a couple had fallen off, and when checking the fruit on the plants, many just fell into my hand. If you have excess, the good thing about these fruit is that you can freeze them whole and their vesicles will remain intact. I don't know how long they store frozen for - I've only experimented to see if the freezing was good. Re the epsom salts, in my soil, my Pummelo and Finger limes seem to need more magnesium than my other citrus - I use about 1tsp epsom salts per litre water, and apply about every 4-6 weeks in warmer months. If you follow the instructions on the packet though, you can't go wrong. I've definitely noticed better fruit set with the regular dosing. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 16th March 2013 8:05am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 18th March 2013 1:02pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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