Lime (Finger Lime -Pink Ice)

COMMON NAME: Finger Lime (Pink Ice).

BOTANICAL NAME: Microcitrus australasica.

HABIT: An evergreen, fine leaved, small tree. Grows upright with an eventual weeping habit.

HEIGHT: Can get to 5 metres, best to keep pruned under 3 metres.

WIDTH: Spans to about 1.5 metres.

CLIMATE INFO: Can be grown in most areas. Fruits best in warm to hot zones.

GARDEN USES: Quite a unique looking small native tree. Can be a good solo specimen.

CULINARY USES: The long sausage shaped fruit is truly unique. The brown outer casing holds spherical balls of citrus flavoured bliss. The ‘Pink Ice’ variety develops a slightly pink hue through the centre which develops the longer the fruit hangs on the tree.

CONTAINER TYPE: 55mm Nursery Tube. (Tube diagonal width is 55mm, Tube height is 85mm).

CURRENT PLANT HEIGHT: Approximately 100mm to 150mm.

                       (Seasonal pruning and/or packaging may occasionally reduce height)

PROPAGATION TYPE: Cutting grown.