Finger limes (forum)

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Are Finger Limes prone to Gall Wasp attack?

Time: 10th August 2007 3:27pm

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Elaine de Saxe says...
So far, mine has not had any citrus pests at all. Same cannot be said for the exotic citrus which are floundering no matter what I do to them. The finger lime has grown and grown; it's on clay loam, very short on water and exposed to the western sun although it was grown among native grasses early in its life. At 5 it's nearly 2m high and 1m round and **extremely** prickly. Suggest it's a tough plant and probably not much affected by citrus pests. Elaine

Time: 10th August 2007 9:12pm

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Dorota says...
I agree with Elaine - it is a tough little tree, grows healthy with little care and fruits when young. I bought my Finger Lime under a year ago. It is now about 0.6m tall and has about 20 fruits 2cm in size. Use gloves to pick them!

Time: 25th September 2007 11:41am

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EatAust says...
They don't, however, like frosts when young - I can vouch for that. Mine in Sydney thrived on the hot humid summers and snuffed it, despite all attempts, on a move further south.

It did get badly attacked by the citrus stink bugs in Sydney - I was surrounded by houses with huge old lemon and orange trees which had regular infestations, and they descended on the finger lime in similar numbers. I tended to just squish them off with a stick ... (phewwwww).

Time: 25th September 2007 12:32pm

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Donna says...
Finger Lime flowered profusely, the fruit set and began growing. When about 1m long they all fell off. Any tips or reasons that anybody can think of please ?

Time: 6th October 2008 9:35am

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Scott G says...
My finger lime did the same thing. After a huge flush of growth and 50 flowers it dropped its fruit at 1cm long. There is only one left!

Time: 6th October 2008 2:01pm

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HappyEarth says...
How old is your finger lime?

Dont worry ... as they get older they will hang onto more and more fruit. Most fruit trees will show this behaviour.

Rich
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Time: 6th October 2008 8:14pm

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