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Mexican Thornless Semi-Dwarf Lime Tree

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SAVE ON SHIPPING:  We can now ship potted fruit trees in MULTIPACK BOXES. Order as a 3-pack or 6-pack to save on the cost of shipping!  This includes ALL PRIMO and ENTRY sized citrus, olive, fig and avocado trees as well as grape and passion vines. 

 

  • A thornless version of the Mexican Key Lime, the traditional pungently flavored lime is preferred for Key Lime pie and margaritas.
  • Mexican Thornless Lime trees are medium sized and bushy, and the leaves are distinctively aromatic when crushed. 
  • Some selections are quite thorny, while other selections are thornless. This is the Thornless variety.
  • Mexican lime trees are sensitive to cold.
  • The blossoms are pure white and fragrant.
  • The fruits are small and almost round, with a thin, smooth, greenish-yellow rind at maturity that is especially fragrant.
  • The flesh is greenish-yellow, seedy, and highly acidic, with a fine texture. 
  • Once Mexican limes reach full maturity, usually in autumn to early winter, they drop from the tree.
  • Grafted onto semi-dwarf rootstock.
  • By law, we cannot ship citrus trees to Texas, Arizona, or Florida.

 

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Protect your tree from sunburn, insects & rodents with PLANT GUARD tree paint & foliar spray.

 

Protect your roots from rodents with ROOT GUARD the original gopher wire basket. 

 

Feed your fruit tree with Romeo Plant Food. This water-soluble fertilizer is great for in-ground or in-container growing. 

 

Get in the know about HLB(Huanglongbing / Citrus Greening Disease) and help save your community's citrus. Only source citrus trees from reputable growers.

 

 


  • SAVE ON SHIPPING:  We can now ship potted fruit trees in MULTIPACK BOXES. Order as a 3-pack or 6-pack to save on the cost of shipping!  This includes ALL PRIMO and ENTRY sized citrus, olive, fig and avocado trees as well as grape and passion vines. 
  • No customer pick-up.
  • Due to agricultural restrictions, we cannot ship citrus trees to Texas, Arizona, or Florida.   We can ship all other non-tree items to these states.
  • We do not ship any items to the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico or to API/APO addresses, or to other countries at this time.
  • Click here for Shipping Information

Primo Size Trees: Tree height ranges from 18"-36" tall and the trees are grown in a 5"x5"x12" air pruning tree pot. Primo Size Citrus trees have been grown to maximize root development in order to meet the demand of our growers.  The goal with this product is to provide a top-quality tree that is branched nicely and well rooted in a container size that is economical to ship. Primo Size Citrus trees are pruned with intention to get you a beautifully developed canopy with proper branching starting at or above the 18” mark.


Growing Conditions

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Full Sun

Provide 8 or more hours of direct sunlight per day.

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10’-15’ MATURE TREE

Mexican Thornless Semi-Dwarf Lime trees can grow up to 10’-15’ when planted in the ground, but are easily kept smaller if grown in a container or with judicious pruning.

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SELF FERTILE

Citrus trees (grown indoors or out) are self-fruitful and do not require pollination.

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Fall

Season when fruit typically ripens in California

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Hardy to 32 ºF

Protect when temperatures fall below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

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