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Lime Trees

bob_westmich_zn6b

18 years ago

I know this is a palm board, but are any of you growing Persian Lime trees? I have one about 5 feet tall. It is producing a lot of limes, but none have reached maturity yet. The oldest lime on the tree is about 2-1/2 to 3 months old. Any idea how long these take to reach full size?

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NoVaPlantGuy_Z7b_8a
18 years ago
Not sure how you made it to this forum, but there is an ENTIRE forum dedicated to "citrus" trees. You would probably be much better off posting this question at the forum linked below.

Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: GardenWeb Citrus Forum
bob_westmich_zn6b
Original Author
18 years ago
Perfect, thank you!

I post here occasionally since my primary interest is growing palms. I have had several growing in pots and this year I planted a Trachy in the ground.
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NoVaPlantGuy_Z7b_8a
18 years ago
You're Wecome!

Keep us updated on the Trachy! WOuld love to see how its doing.

Ill check over in the citrus forums now and then too, as I have thought about trying at a lemmon or lime tree. =o)
bob_westmich_zn6b
Original Author
18 years ago
You bet! My Trachy and Musa Basjoo are the first semi-tropical plants I have ever tried in the ground. Our past few winters here have been more like 7a than 6b. I have a nice micro-climate right along the Lake Michigan shore so we never get the real fridgid temps that the interior and northern areas of the state see. Hopefully with some protection they will come through ok! :)

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