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Australian Finger Lime (Citrus Australasica)
Finger limes are considered a gourmet bushfood and are sought after by top restaurants around the world. Finger limes are a hardy shrub to small tree and in cultivation plants usually grow around 2 to 5 metres but can be pruned to a manageable height to make them easy to harvest. Leaves are significantly smaller than regular citrus, and they have thorns and slender finger-like fruit from 6 to 12 centimetres long.
Our plants are 3 years old grafted onto trifoliate rootstock. Very hardy and frost tolerant. Grafted plants will fruit much faster than the seedling or cutting grown.
You can use your finger limes with seafood, in salads, drinks, desserts, sauces or marmalades. Fruit can be frozen whole or the rind can be dried and crushed to be used as a spice.
To open, cut the fruit crossways and squeeze out the lime caviar. The oil from the skin can affect the flavour of the pulp, so it’s important to avoid getting excess oil from the skin on the pulp.
Plant Care
Light |
Partial to full sun at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day |
Water |
Plenty of water around summer, less during winter |
Soil |
Well-draining, pretty hardy otherwise |
Fertilizer |
Every 6 weeks from spring-summer. They like Citrus food and any decomposed animal manure |
Wind |
Keep away from strong wind |
Frost |
Will tolerate light frost when established |
Fruiting |
1-2 years for grafted and cutting grown. 6+ years from seedlings |
I received the plant promptly - The customised packaging was the best I'd see from a nursery. The plant was flawless. This is a very high quality store and I will definitely be back.
Burton
Australian Finger Lime - Grafted
Great service - beautiful plant and the best customised packaging I've ever seen from a nursery.
Highly recommended.
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