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Tiny new growth!

Finally some tiny new growth on my Finger Lime! Had to break out the macro lens just to get a photo of it's growth!

Comments (9)

  • 8 years ago

    That’s great Bonnie! Looking good!

    redneckgirlgreenthumb thanked Laura LaRosa (7b)
  • 8 years ago

    I love when the new growth is so colorful.

    redneckgirlgreenthumb thanked Alanna Migliacci
  • 8 years ago

    Looks nice

    redneckgirlgreenthumb thanked poncirusguy6b452xx
  • 8 years ago

    Thanks guys. I was beginning to wonder if it was going to make it. It hadn't grown any since I got it. The new leaves are so tiny, I thought at first that some trash had fallen on it, then I realized it was new growth. Lol!

    Alanna, the leaves are so red! I have wanted one of these for a long time. I bought some of the fruit from Shanley Farms in California last year, but honestly they weren't quite ripe, but I loved the taste. I just hope it does well, and I don't kill it!

  • 8 years ago

    Congrats on the finger lime growth! I know it took months before my Australian red center lime (which is a hybrid of the finger lime) put out some new growth and the sprouts are tiny. But once it grows a little bigger, you do see that the new growth is reddish, which is a pretty contrast to the dark green leaves.

    redneckgirlgreenthumb thanked jenny_in_se_pa
  • 8 years ago

    kcandmllo, I am keeping a close eye on it. I don't know if it is old enough to bloom this year, but I will keep my fingers crossed! It is on sour orange root stock, don't know if that will effect it in any way or not. While researching it's care, I read that in Australia they are mostly grafted on Flying Dragon root stock.

  • 8 years ago
    Bonnie, mine didn’t bloom the first year at all. The second year I had 4 blooms and all four fruited. This year it has several tiny baby fruits as well as several blooms, so I’m hoping it’s going to get more prolific as it ages!
    KC
  • 8 years ago

    kcandmllo, I hope mine does as well as your's and everyone else's. i can hardly wait to taste a fully mature fruit. I love reading about everyone's successes.