My Edible Fruit Trees: Lime Trees

Lime - Kassia (Seedling) ^7/10

Lime - Kassia (Seedling) ^7/10

Lime - Kassia (Seedling) ^7/10

Pollination: Self Pollination

Red Centre Lime (Grafted) ^8/10

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Red Centered (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Such a cute little fruit, this one was bought late last year, planted in a grow bag while we decide where to install it (as with most of our spontanious purchases haha) and it has already fruited for us.

Egg-shaped little red limes. Great for seafood and sald and drinks! Low maintenance, looks like a finger lime in terms of the greenery, and appears to be just as slow growing and hardy. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Finger Lime - d'Emerald (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Going great guns in a grow bag until we decide exactly where to pop him in the ground. Fruiting already, and we only bought it late last year. Fruit should be ready to pick around Easter I'd say - highly recommend!

Very low maintenance.

Planted: 2022

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Going great, has lowanna strawberries growing around the base with some french marigolds and a french lavender as well. Doesn't seem to mind, in fact they may be acting like mulch perhaps.

Al lthe fruit dropped this time, but that's to be expected with a brand new young lime tree. It was also suffering black aphids for a day or two before I noticed, but some white oil sorted them out very swiftly and then ladybirds came and helped as well.

Very healthy, happy young tree.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Finger Lime - Tom Thum (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Cute little finger lime bush, growing happily in the ground and new growth has the usual purple colouring. As with most finger limes, it appears slow growing but healthy and happy. Very low maintenance.

Planted: 2022

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Finger Lime - Rainforest Pearl Dwarf (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - A dwarf grafted version of the Rainforest Pearl. Healthy, easy to grow, hasn't fruited yet - slow growing, but low maintenance. A native under-canopy fruit tree. Thorny and spindly but beautiful.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Finger Lime - Rainforest Pearl (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Healthy, slow growing but easy - very low maintenance. Watch for spikes. New growth comes in dark purple, before lightening to green.

Planted: 2022

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Finger Lime - Ricks Red

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Finger Lime - Sunshine Yellow

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

Finger Lime- Judys Everbearing

Planted: 2021

Finger Lime

Finger Lime - Ricks Red

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - Has had one flush of growth since potting - new growth was damaged by citrus leafminer. 

Spring 2020 - Flowered set one fruit (which dropped).

September 2021 - Now in 25L pot. Flush of new growth & flowers now (will knock these off), however has been slow growing - likely due to allowing to fruit last year and growing in a pot. Survived 2x Toowoomba winters with no damage (under shade cloth so frost couldn't settle).

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Kaffir (Grafted)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - Has had one flush of growth since potting - new growth was damaged by citrus leafminer. 

Spring 2020: Flowered, but no fruit

September 2021 - Now in 45L planter bag. Growing well - now ~1.5m tall. Has tolerated Toowoomba winter in a pot (under a shade cloth so no frosts could settle). 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Kaffir ^8/10

Planted: 2015

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kaffir ^5/10

Comments: - Leaves are great in cooking

Planted: 2019

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

Height 4 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian

Pollination: No

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 ^4/10

Comments: -

Slow growing.  Planted in shady position.  Need to plant more in full sun.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Finger Lime - Red (Grafted)

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Finger Lime

Finger Lime - Pink Ice

Australian Round Lime

Planted: 2013

Lime - Kaffir (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

good for cooking and drinks

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Pest Control:

nil

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kassia (Seedling)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, November, December

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2016 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic