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LIME

 

BEARSS

Fruit bears throughout the year, heaviest in winter. Juicy and acidic. Excellent true lime flavor. Also known as Persian or Tahiti lime. No seeds. Standard 15-20’, Semi-Dwarf 8-10’

 

KAFFIR (Citrus hystrix) also known as Keiffer or Thai

Leaves, zest and fruit are used in Thai, Cambodian and Indonesian cooking. Highly aromatic fruit are small andbumpy and produce little juice.

 

MEXICAN

Fruit July - December. Very aromatic. Also known as the Bartender’s Lime, Key Lime, or West Indian Lime. Few to many seeds. Standard 12-15’, Semi-Dwarf to 6-8’

 

RANGPUR

Fruit bears mostly in fall and winter. Fruit is small, orange-red. Juicy, acidic. Also called and acid mandarin. Used for making punches or sweetening fruit drinks. Many seeds.

Low growing with few thorns.

 

SWEET LIME (Palestine)

Fruit ripens in winter. Ripens yellow with shape like a Valencia orange. Very tender, juicy and acidless. Few seeds. Rind oil has a distinctive aroma. Standard 15-25’, Semi-Dwarf 9-14’

 

YUZU

An acidic citrus from China. Moderately vigorous, upright habit. Acidic, moderately juicy, pleasant citrus aroma. Used as a lemon substitute. Used in Japanese cooking and beauty products.

Fruit shape is flattened and irregular with a yellow-orange easy-to-peel rind. Many seeds