Lime trees bloom and grow ripe fruit over six to nine months, with mature trees dropping many flowers and focusing on producing only a small percentage of pollinated blooms. They take about three to four months until they reach peak flavor, but in some regions (USDA plant hardiness zones 9), they produce fruit in around three years. The tree is pretty, bedecked with petite, ovular leaves and delicate white flowers. A dwarf lime tree is about half the size of a regular lime.
A typical lime tree has a flowering period lasting around two weeks up until one month after buds first open up into full-blown blossoms. The duration ultimately depends on the type of citrus. Lime trees are native to Southeast Asia, specifically Malaysia and Indonesia. To grow lime trees, they should be grown in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Staking the tree in the first two years and watering during drought periods is recommended.
Lime trees are self-fruitful, so there is no need to pollinate the flowers. After the flowers form, it generally takes 4 to 9 months to ripen. Lime trees can be used for various purposes, such as growing in pots and containers, and are safe for bees. Growing a lime tree from seed can take up to 15 years, but if you have patience or want to try growing for fun, it’s worth the wait.
Lime trees grow at a rate of 10-24″ a year until maturity is reached at 7-10 years, at which time they slow down. It takes 3-5 years to bear fruit, and the exact timing depends on the type of citrus (lemons, oranges, etc.).
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Dear Mr & Mrs Lead, today I’m sitting down to my first homegrown salad (all lettuce and kale) that I grew from your and Homestead Heart tutelage. My gratitude cannot be measured, I truly feel empowered and free. I no longer fear not having food because the stores are closed. Thank you for teaching and inspiring us all. This is what I learned from quarantine not only is my thumb Black but it is green as all outdoors lol. Bless you all and your wise subscribers.
I love the voice overs. I woke up at crack of dawn with headache…you know the kind going to ruin your day. Took the excedrin, got the caffeine flowing saw your article had a great laugh learned something new and now headache gone! Thank you lead made my morning with a good laugh and excellent advice!
I am your subscriber since the past 2 years and i am from India I got Meyer Lemon 🍋 plant just after i got inspired from you, they’re fairly new to my country and only available in a few government agricultural institutes. My plant is 3 years old and youre such an inspiration to you for my citrus gardening. Please, make more auch articles this harvest as its almost citrus harvest time. Thanks.
Mr Lead I think you should grow Pink Princess plants, just my opinion. They go for about 100.00 and can go as high as in the 200.00 or more range. You should maybe try a couple and see what happens. I would buy from you. You remind me of an uncle or family friend. Look into it, ask your wife, she will know. It looks like there are plants in your house and I know they are probably hers. Ask her she will tell you. Lots and Lots of $$$$ BTW, I have a lemon and banana tree in buckets. I just put them in but Im am super excited. I hope I do well by them…Im going to give it my everything. Anywho, wondering if you have a fertilizer you really like that would help my Lemon and Banana trees. Let me know! God Bless yall
Wow, Lead, you’re a brave one! I respect wisdom & knowledge from elders, too, but I would have been too scared to try this on my own. I’m glad you had the guts to try it, succeed with it, and post it for all of us to see the results! Wouldn’t it be nice if plants, shrubs & trees all lived by the Golden Rule and just flower and produce, after we’ve been feeding, watering, tending & pruning? Anyway, looks like you’ve nipped that little problem in the bud, so to speak. 😉😀👍
I have a Myers’s lemon that did so good until winter . It was in bloom at Christmas. Then all the blooms and fruit well off and so did the leaves . I keep it and my orange tree in a room with heat until spring. The orange tree never lost its leaves and in the spring it bloomed for the first time and had small fruit. Then the fruit fell off . But now it’s July and the tree has done some growing. But the lemon looks like death warmed over . I got it on the opposite side of my walk way and still no leaves . So tomorrow I will move it to where it can’t get rain and try to starve it .