Red-fleshed Australian Finger Lime
Microcitrus australasica - Red-fleshed lime caviar
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Product information "Red-fleshed Australian Finger Lime"
Growth: Very slender, only 2 - 3 cm long leaves, many, small thornsFlowers: A few, very small flowers are produced from the leaflets
Fruits: Cylindrical fruits, pink to red, with rough peel, 4 - 8 cm long; the fruit pulp is red
History and use: Microcitrus is a different species that has developed separately from the other citrus species in Australia and New Guinea. In more recent times, there fruits are often used in modern avant-garde cuisine thanks to their aroma, their pronounced, almost penetrating acidity, and also due to their fruit structure that has loose, almost pearl-like fruit and fruit chambers that are reminiscent of caviar
Frost hardiness/overwintering: -2, -3°C; overwinter in a cold house at 5-10°C
- Available April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Use greenhouses/winter gardens, for containers, South- and West-facing walls, as a specimen plant
- Hardiness place in an unheated room during the winter
- Soil moist, dry, moderately heavy, light, neutral, slightly acidic
- Location full sun
- Flower Colour white
- Leaf Colour green
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Type of tree (Pete W)
Hi, I would like to know if this is a grafted tree or seedling? If grafted, what is the root stock? Best, Pete
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