My Edible Fruit Trees: Lime Trees WA

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl (Grafted)

Comments: -

Just planted (Aug09)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger Lime - Red

Finger Lime - Red (Grafted) ^4/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Kaffir Lime (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Received this as a gift after I discovered Thai cooking. Love making my own curry pastes and the kaffir leaves give an incredible flavour.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Never needed

Lime - Australian Red Center

Comments: -

'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.  CSIRO developed.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Lime - Australian Red Centre (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Has made good growth in the first year of planting. Needs to be pushed along with foliar seaweed and fish emulsion.

Height 1 metres

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

None needed.

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Rangpur ^4/10

Comments: - Removed - I didn't like the fruit because it was too sour and acidic and had no "lime" flavour. The tree was horribly thorny also. Heavy fruiter. 
(picture taken after pruning when removing - to show fruit only)

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced acid lovers fertiliser alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets. Little and often

Lime - Red Center

Pollination: Self Pollination

lime - sublime (Seedling)

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A dwarf style lime grown with the hope that it will fruit whilst adding interest to an area close to the house (where plants cannot be put in the ground due to an extended slab). Something is making it very sick, and it lost all its leaves. I added coffee (for nutrient not pH) and the sticks are now covered in healthy looking little leaves. I have sprayed to prevent futher infection, as of Oct 2010 it is bushing up nicely. Now in Jan 2011 it is a solid green bush without any sign of disease. Hopefully next year it will make some limes! By April 2011 I've got a few flowers - but I don't think I'll get any limes as I've not seen a bee for ages. (developers seem to be knocking down trees where wild bees are ... I do need to get my own!)

A decent prune in August 2011 and thinning of the fruit means that I've got about 6 fruit growing to maturity. The plant gets little attention, but seems happy enough over winter.

An attack of scale in November 2011 caused me to resort to chemical relief. Another massive prune to keep the plant compact. In Jan 2012 - now scale free I've set this sublime free into the garden

May 2012 - this little plant just won't quit. I am seriously considering moving the mandarin and adding more sublimes to make a hedge. They are tough, attractive, and minimal maintenace. The only issue is that the fruit are small and hard to peel ... but that is fine for curries, stir fries, marmalade etc.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

home made sprays (oil dish-washing liquid) to supress the major leaf minor infestation - there doesn't seem to be any leaf minor anymore but I think the infection was so bad that almost all the leaves fell off. The new leaves appear healthy.

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Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Lime - Sunrise

Comments: - pretty certain it's on Trifoliata rootstock - which is not so great for our WA sands. Needs alkalinity management therefore. Still waiting fot fruit from ours.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Sweet Lime

Comments: - Sweet? - yes. Lime? - no. 
Not my kind of lime but it was worth checking out. Has been removed.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers little and often during warm weather, alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets in winter

Lime - West Indian

Lime - West Indian ^3/10

Comments: -

Slow growing for me. Healthy looking bush but no fruit as yet. May be too cold here.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

None needed.

Organic Status:Organic

Rangur Lime

Comments: -

ok its in the ground at my new house, not como, but I may as well enter the competition :)

Fruiting Months July and August

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Question: Research indicates this is an awesome citrus. Anyone growing one in Australia

Tahitian Lime (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2007

Height 2.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Tahitian Lime

Australian Round Lime (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

This has not really fruited yet so we are waiting to see what it does this year as it has plenty of flowers.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Australian Round Lime

Australian Round Lime

Australian Round Lime

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Cutting) ^7/10

Height 0.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Finger Lime - Ricks Red

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Finger Lime - Emma (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

i love the idea of growing food trees that are so everyday in culinary use, that are native. Such an exciting fruit, sure to impress with fantastic taste as well as appearance. Got a small sub tropical rainforest going and want to use as many natives as possible- (hard with quarantine laws as WA doesn't have rainforests). want to landscape with food plants, eat all of the garden.

Height 0.15 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

nope. will be organic, natural and biological control all the way

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

still v small and in pot. Shold I plant this in a native soil mix (low phosphorous) with lots compost?

Finger Lime - Jali Red Cutting Grown