Giant Finger Lime Tree – Citrus Australasica – Mediterranean Citrus Caviar Lime Tree XXXL – Large Specimen – Circa 140-180cms Tall

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Extra large, heavy duty Specimen Trees
Supplied in 30 litre containers
Dense bushy crown of attractive foliage
During summer these are great paraded in Pairs, dotted in beds and borders or used to line an avenue or pathway, they are drought tolerant and tough plants, although we do recommend some winter protection or a move indoors as a stately houseplant during the coldest months of the year.
Total height including pot circa 140-180cms, actual trees as supplied as pictured, with many carrying flowers and fruit in season.
 
These trees are monsters – we have to deliver them on pallets due to the size!
Known as a microcitrus due to it’s small leaves, compact growth and finger sized fruit, the pulp from this distinct fruit explodes in the mouth and sets it apart from all others! Rarely found in this country as fruit and even more rarely found as plants, the Caviar Lime is becoming known as a new foodie delicacy to those in the know. Gherkin-like in appearance, the slender, large-finger sized fruits are filled with tiny, tangy jewels that burst in the mouth – finger limes are as intriguing as they are delicious. They can be harvested under-ripe and green, for more sharpness or left to ripen to provide rose-pink coloured jewels. Citrus australasica sanguinea, to give it its scientific name goes by a variety of common names, the most evocative of these being ‘Lime caviar’. This moniker is a fair descriptor, the way the fruit’s pulp explodes in the mouth sets it apart from any other fruit.
 
In the restaurant world this Australian citrus has certainly made a splash, and is highly sought by chefs and foodies – although of course it is notoriously expensive and hard to come by. When tasting a finger lime, you are first hit by a lovely sweet and sour perfume, before the tiny explosions of flavour kick off in the mouth. Believed to be up to 18 million years old, finger limes are endemic to Australia. They are very tough, tolerant and hardy plants – one of the only frost tolerant Citrus, taking frosts down to -5c, although they will of course do best in a warm sheltered position, ideal in full sun on well drained soil where they will start fruiting readily at a young age. 
 
Our trees are nice and bushy with an overall height of around 140-180cms with a clear stem topped off with a head of foliage. Extra large, heavy duty Specimen Trees in 30-40 litre containers.
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