My Edible Fruit Trees: Lime Trees SA

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Use these a lot in cold drinks and meringues, curries. Same as for lemon. Prune as you go. Keeps a few households in limes.

Fruiting Months April, May, June, July

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: white oil for scale and aphids, big enough to handle caterpillars.

Organic Status:Organic

Finger Lime - Collette (Grafted) ^9/10

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Finger Lime - Tasty Green (Cutting) ^9/10

Height 60 Centimetres

Pollination: Self Pollination

Red centre lime (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Spring

Pest Control: Eco oil, pest lures.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Finger Lime - Collette (Seedling)

Comments: - Pretty bush.  Tiny little dark coloured limes with intense flavour

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2015

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Finger Lime

Lime - Kaffir ^10/10

Comments: -

This is a beautiful, healthy small tree, I absolutely love the smell and flavour the leaves impart to dishes.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question:

Recently bought this mature tree and no nothing about growing them, any tips, tricks or advice welcome!

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian ^8/10

Comments: - I love limes and their versitility, I'm looking forward to having fruit grow!

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: Recently purchased this as a mature potted plant, I'm not sure exactly how old it is and would appreciate any tips or tricks to growing and producing the best fruit.

Mamoncillo - Spanish Lime

Finger Lime - Ricks Red ^8/10

Comments: - Interesting native tree

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Finger Lime - Jali Red (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2015

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seaweed, rooster booster, osmocote citrus slow release

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question: Coming from Adelaide we experience hot dry Mediterranean summers. I know that this is an understory plant, so I've kept it in dappled sunlight and watered it regularly. However, some of the leaves have been inexplicably falling off. Will this plant, like my other citrus plants cope well in full sun (will it's grafted rootstock help it fare better in this climate)?

Dwarf Tahitian Lime (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - love love love Tahitian limes, tart but not acidic and essential in my kitchen :)

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kaffir ^10/10

Comments: -

For my Thai cooking reipes

Planted: 2006

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - juice is great with iced tea in summer months

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Tahitian ^9/10

Comments: -

Can't believe thia one ia actually producing limes. Planted in a sheltered north facing wall so gets plenty of warmth and water. Continues flushes of new growth throughout the year.It also gets inspected regularly for butterfly eggs on new growth, seems to attract them for some reason...

Fruiting Months February, March, April

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

Eco Oil

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lime - Kaffir ^10/10

Comments: - In my humble opinion, this is the best citrus tree.  Harvest the leaves and freeze or dry for the quintessential Thai curry ingredient.  Also fruits (although mine too young yet).  This one just had some leaves burnt in the heat wave, but the tree still going strong.  Mulch well.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus fert

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: No pests yet...

Comments

What is the ideal pot size for this please? Thanks

Australian Round Lime (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

The only lime that stays on the tree, the fruit can be picked and peels easily like mandarin. Taste is slight sweet  and sour with distinct lime flavour

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Complete D

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Pest Oil when pests like aphids or citrus leaf miner is active

Question:

No real issues

Comments

4kg of fruit per year is awesome. Is the reason it stays on the tree because it is resilliant and your other varieties fall off?

Lime \"sublime\" (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Patio lime.  Was in fruit when purchased.

Fruiting Months April, May, June, July

Planted: 2010

Height 50 Centimetres

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Osmocote

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Citrus leaf minor removed by hand.

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - West Indian

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Lime - Tahitian ^7/10

Comments: -

Have Tahitian and West Indian lime. Both on northern edge of shade house area, so can get winter sun but not much summer sun. Will see how they survive winter. Currently the West Indian lime is growing better than the Tahitian.

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Lime - Kaffir

Kaffir Lime ^10/10

Comments: -

Lovely citrus tree growing for approx.10 years provides all the lime leaves we need for thai cooking and some.

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

Organic Status:Organic