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Mexican Key Lime-Tissue Culture Plants (Citrus x Limon)
Mexican Key Lime-Tissue Culture Plants (Citrus x Limon)
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The Mexican lime, also known as the key lime, is a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, greenish-yellow rind. It has greenish-yellow flesh that is seedy and highly acidic. The fruit is about one and a half inches in diameter and is green when unripe, turning yellow as it ripens.
The Mexican lime is commonly grown in the Florida Keys and is the most aromatic of the limes. It is often used for desserts (key lime pie), marmalades, and garnishes.
The Mexican lime tree is moderately sized and bushy, with aromatic leaves when crushed. Some selections are thorny, while others are thornless. The trees are sensitive to cold and can be produced all year round in milder coastal climates, but they are very frost-sensitive.
Pollination Info
The Mexican KEY lime tree is self-fertile. You will get fruit with only one plant. However, adding an additional Mexican KEY lime tree will drastically increase the size of your crop.
- Soil: Provide moist, very well-draining soil, but avoid making it soggy.
- Watering: Prefer deep, infrequent watering to sporadic light watering.
- Sunlight: All citrus require full sun.
- Fertilizing: Fertilize in late winter before bloom and regularly throughout the growing season.
- Pruning: Prune in early spring, after fear of frost to the desired shape.
- Mature Height: 6-10 ft. pruned
- Mature Width: 6-8 ft.
- Sunlight: direct sunlight 6-8 hrs
- Blooms: The Mexican Key lime tree typically blooms annually
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Spacing: 10-15ft
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