First Mexican Lime tree
I just picked up this Mexican Lime today. It's really pushing out blooms.
Is there anything different I should do with a lime tree vs lemon tree?
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Pumpkin (zone 10A)
8 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (1)I am interested in your Key Lime seeds Please send address and I will send SASE...See MoreMexican Lime Tree
Comments (1)There is no Mexican lime that has orange flesh. There are only 2 derivatives, the one with thorns, and the thornless. The thornless is likely a "sport" of the first. The flesh of Mexican lime does turn a little bit yellow, a sort of yellow green with yellow skin as it ripens. Perhaps what you are thinking of is the Rangpur which has long been called a lime but which does not taste like a lime, is not a lime and should not be called a lime. Here is a page about Rangpur. http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/rangpur.html There is confusion about the name because of what it is called in other parts of the world and because it is highly acid and sour, like a lime. Being sour and being generally a citrus, are the only things it has in common with a lime. Well, ok they both have small flowers too. These sorts of confusion about names are not uncommon. For instance both lemon and lime are called lemon in Mexico. Rangpur "lime" is really more like a mandarin and is only green before it is ripe. It turns orange when ripe and the flesh is orange. It is not especially good for much and is more of a novelty that anything although it can be used in cooking, where you might also use lemon or lime, for sour and acid taste. Here is another site with LOTS of variety information. http://www.ccpp.ucr.edu/variety/limes.html...See Moresystemic drench for Mexican Lime Tree
Comments (11)Umm. The Bayer Tree and Shrub drench works great on Citrus. It is a weak version of Admire Pro, which I spent $300 on wholesale for a small jug. I get the same main ingredient in my pet's Advantage! I used the general purpose BTS drench on many potted Citrus and it stopped leafminers for a good year. This product (Imidacloprid) is used on all Citrus sold in Florida, and nearly all veggies. Citrus have tags on them indicating the date of treatment. It helps protect against Citrus Greening, and promotes vigorous growth. The general pupose version is not labeled for Citrus. So, Bayer will hem and haw about using it, and will advise against it. Getting labels for each type of plant costs Bayer big $$$$. So they go after the approvals for commercial products first. Use common sense. We are already eating this stuff in our lettuces, peppers, spinach, and other plants that we eat the leaves of.. The Imidacloprid is taken up well in leaves, but poorly in flowers and fruit. So, in my opinion, it is okay on my 50 Citrus trees. Without it, my trees are disfigured by leafminers to the point that I was considering removing the trees. It is safe for Apples, Plums, ect, which I also grow, so I tried it on my worst Citrus. They are thriving. My trees defoliate terribly when I use ultrafine oils on them, as directed. I won't use it again except on winter-dormant trees (not Citrus). I used the measuring directions on the bottle of Bayer Tree?shrub for my potted Citrus. Please do your own research. We all have to do what works best for us. With the Admire Pro, my Citrus are beautiful and healthy, and we have a gazzilion bees to work the blooms. Lisa...See Moretoo late to plant thornless mexican lime tree?
Comments (3)Starless, I'm not sure when planting season in AZ starts/ends...Perhaps you can talk to neighbors, ask the last planting date of the year. If you decide to leave your lime in a pot, since it's in a 5 gallon, why repot at all? I'd simply leave in the container it's in, then when appropriate planting time comes, set in the ground. Since it can drop to 25 degrees in Dec, it may be best to wait till spring. This will give your lime tree time to adjust. Perhaps someone living in AZ can be of further help. Toni...See MoreMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years agoPumpkin (zone 10A)
8 years agoMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years agoSo my little Mexican lime tree is producing lots of flower buds but is now dropping leaves. The leaves are not yellow or brown, they actually look quite nice and healthy. So what's wrong with him?
Monica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years ago
diveval
8 years agoMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years ago
evdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoYour tree looks good, I wouldn't worry too much about the leaf drop yet. We are in the dead of winter now, it's shedding leaves in prep for warmer weather and lots of sunshine in the spring. I gave my key lime a trim 2 weeks ago, it was time. Plus I needed to make some room for another citrus tree.
Evan
Monica bf N. Carolina zone 7B thanked evdesert 9B Indio, CA
BahamaDan Zone 12b Subtropics
8 years agoevdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agoorangelime1
8 years agoEvan as always spectacular scenery and tree's . Monica very nice lime tree . Every Sunday I go in my GH to harvest . Pic of today's harvest 5 pages , 5
Minneola's I lemon and lot's of limes.
Brianevdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThanks Brian, what a nice harvest you had today. Limes are great producers, I'm still pulling key limes off my tree. Plus, the tree flowered back in November, I think, so that fruit is developing and now I have some more blooms showing up as well. Monica, Sorry for hijacking your thread.
Evan
orangelime1
8 years agoevdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agoorangelime1
8 years agoevdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agoCome on down! The weather is nice. It's been in the mid 40's at night and mid 60's during the day, supposed to be going into the 70's next week. We received our annual rainfall over the course of 3 days last week so we shouldn't see any more rain for a few months. I agree about the cocktails, you get to a point where you're almost just drinking them to use up the limes, almost, lol. I'm not worried about not having enough limes since I have the second, larger, original key lime tree. My bearss lime tree died last year so I planted a new one, it has yet to flower or fruit, so sounds like we are the opposite. I just trimmed up the future key/ Mexican bonsai lime tree, here's a before and after pic.
Evan
orangelime1
8 years agoevdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agoMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years agoorangelime1
8 years agoMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years agoMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
8 years ago
Scott Parks
8 years agoMy Mexican limes are on the west coast of Mexico. These are spineless ever bearing that stopped producing. No flowers or fruit. Best I can figure they need fertilizer with porous soil and lots of rain probably leached the nutrients. Not sure if liquid or granular fertilizer is better.
The small tree is a volunteer that will have thorns
poncirusguy6b452xx
8 years agoevdesert 9B Indio, CA
8 years agoThe same key lime tree that I trimmed up above in an earlier post 6 weeks later, sporting some new growth. The before photo is the second one.
Evan
evdesert 9B Indio, CA