Sweet lime tree grow and care – tree of the genus citrus also known as Sweet lemon plant or Citrus limetta, Sweet lime tree perennial evergreen plant, grow for edible fruits, can be used also as ornamental plant, possible as hedge plant and can grow as dwarf tree or bonsai, can grow in tropic, subtropical or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 10+ and with the right care in hardiness zone 9.
Leaves color green in elliptic shape and the tree has vigorous thorns, flowers are white with purple with yellow stamen.
Sweet lime tree edible fruits
Fruit size ~13-24 cm’ and color is yellow/white, it is sweet something with a little sour. The inner fruit divided by segments, the segment cover with soft thin layer, it containing the pulp (little cones covered with a thinner layer).
Sweet lime tree tree edible fruits
Fruit Peel color is yellow, peel is edible but sometimes little bitter also used as flavor and fragrant