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Ilijas starts with ... Bought one of these very recently, and have chucked in one of those plastic mini-greenhouses against a sunny wall here in Melbourne. If anyone is looking for them try your local Bunnings store, as that's where I got mine a week ago, and I just went to another store that had about 7 of them. They are small shrubs only about 45cm high, and are labelled as "West Indian Limes" only, and look hard for them as the staff tend to wedge them between two rows of tall Lemon and Orange trees to protect them from frosts and cold winds (presumably.) Whatever you do don't get the "Sublime" dwarf patio lime if you want the Key/West Indian/Mexican lime. It is a plain old Tahitian lime and a quick scrunch of its leaves will give away its Tahitian aroma. | About the Author Ilijas Melbourne 9th April 2012 4:50pm #UserID: 6805 Posts: 29 View All Ilijas's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author J upwey, Melbourne 9th April 2012 5:04pm #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ilijas says... OMG are you serious....? Do you think it's a bad idea that I put mine in one? Now I'm thinking I've done something that may do more harm than good. The thing is that whilst I do have a sunny wall, it's very wide and very very wind-blown. I've noticed that all the W. Indian limes are grafted, but there's no mention of what sort of rootstock it's on, so I'm not sure if that has any impact on its cold tolerance. | About the Author Ilijas Melbourne 9th April 2012 5:10pm #UserID: 6805 Posts: 29 View All Ilijas's Edible Fruit Trees |
J says... Yep, both my west indian limes are grafted and I suspect that's what gives them more cold tolerance, especially to grow in the ground. I don't think you have done your west indian lime any harm by putting it in a green house. I should say that while both my west indian limes did fine during winter, they did have some leaf drop during early spring, nothing major. Having said they made a big comeback in summer and are still growing and flowering like crazy right now in autumn. I'm in the dandenong ranges, so normal melbourne suburbia should be fine for the west indian lime. Another forum member Jujube4Sale has a 7 year old west indian lime that is HUGE and loaded with fruit every winter (she is in melbourne as well). That's where I got my inspiration/motivation to grow mine. | About the Author J upwey, Melbourne 9th April 2012 7:44pm #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth 9th April 2012 7:47pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ilijas says... Oh wow, thank you J! Mine's only tiny, much like the size of the Sublimes in Bunnings. It's in a pot so I figured I'd look after it for this year and perhaps by the end of the year repot it if it grows much and by then is big enough to handle the winter cold. I can't wait for it to fruit and flower. And Jujube4Sale, I'm looking at you until it does. ;) | About the Author Ilijas Melbourne 9th April 2012 9:31pm #UserID: 6805 Posts: 29 View All Ilijas's Edible Fruit Trees |