How did you bring a kaffir lime tree into the USA from a foreign country? This kind of action is exactly how citrus greening started in Florida.

Yup, kinda sad.

Hello silica. I dont live ín the USA. I live in Spain. The tree was brought legally with all the quarantine and the phytosanotary certificate. The said tree is not big. It's about 12 inches. But instead of criticizing me, please help me to figure out my problem.

Thank you

Johnmerr. Even the seeds that have germinated here in Spain, don't smell like kaffir lime.

First I thought this was a joke, like the guy who left his wife behind at the gas station. When they called him 20 minutes later, he said, "Oh, thank God.... I thought I had lost my hearing!"

dank,

I think they probably smell like kaffir lime; just not like kaffir lime in Thailand.

When I first got the tree, the whole house smelled , but now when I cut a leaf and smell it, it smells like my grapefruit tree. Just like any other citrus tree

Dankhara two different things, first, your kaffier lime still smells like it just not so intense and your nose got used to the smell. Second is the climate in Thailand is very different then spain. Is your tree growing inside? If so, there is another possible reason why the smell is not as intence as in Thailand. How is the humidity in your house?

Finally, I'm sorry to assumed you are in the USA. That was wrong. I really wish people would mention where they are located when coming with a question.

Thank you Susanne. I thought that my profile mentioned where I was from!!

Yes. The tree is growing inside in a greenhouse with humidity of 80 to 90% all my other plants like the orchids, rambutan and mangosteen trees are thriving. I even have extra plant growing lights installed. I brought the tree only for cooking purposes LOL. To use it in curries, but unfortunately my frozen leaves smell more fragrant than the fresh ones!

Again... the frozen leaves are from Thailand; there is magic in the soils, the water, the climate... maybe the people???

Is it a Kaffir lime grafted on to some other citrus rootstock? Has the rootstock taken over? Do the leaves still look like the distinctive Kaffir leaves?

Cory

Hello Cory. It is grafted on a rootstock, but it has not taken over. I always clean the new shoots below the grafting point

I have a Kaffier and if I brush up on it, it smells very intense. My tree is outside and not alway humid like that (but sometimes) Grafted on what ever FW used couple of years ago. Got some cuttings last week and I did not notice the strong smell but maybe they where cut off and/or use different rootstock. Will be very interesting to see how different the two will perform. Both have the very distinct leave form but differ in the intensity of the green.

Btw. read somewhere that the root stock can influence the taste. Thinking it will change smell too??

The best Kaffirs are grown from seed.

I would imagine it needs near full sun to bring out the best fragrance in the leaves.

I have a key lime that has leaves with an amazing fragrance in the summer. Not so much in winter when it's indoors.

dankhara, you can edit your name to include your country and zone, so it's right there for others to see without having to go to your profile page. I did it a couple months back, it was a total pain because I had to try many times, but now I don't have to keep explaining that because I'm from New Zealand in the Southern Hemisphere my seasons are opposite! :)

Thank you Robin98. Could you please tell me how to do it? I am lost!!!

Go to your profile page, click "edit profile" (it's in top right 1/4 of screen), then click "advanced settings" (bottom left 1/4 of screen) then scroll down until you find "climate zone for garden forums" - there's a box you can type in. There's also a "click here to find your zone". Spain should be 8 or 9 or 10, I think.

It's helpful to have your country AND your zone, as the zone is based on how cold your area gets, not how hot.

Sounds straightforward but wasn't for me, I had to keep trying (and swearing) until suddenly somehow it worked. Good luck!