{"product_id":"citrus-finger-lime-citrus-australasica","title":"Finger Lime - Citrus australasica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFinger Lime - Citrus australasica\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finger lime is Australia's own citrus, a thorny rainforest understorey shrub that produces elongated cylindrical fruit filled with tiny juice vesicles that separate like caviar when the skin is squeezed. \u003cem\u003eCitrus australasica\u003c\/em\u003e grows naturally on the edges of subtropical rainforest in south east Queensland and northern New South Wales, which tells you what it wants: warmth, shelter, free draining soil and protection from harsh afternoon sun while young. It is grown as much for the fruit's place on restaurant menus as for the fine textured, densely twiggy plant itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Finger Lime\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Finger shaped limes release pearl like vesicles that burst with a sharp lime flavour, prized by chefs and unavailable from any other citrus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Credentials\u003c\/strong\u003e: A genuine Australian bush food species rather than an imported crop, suited to east coast conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tiny dark green leaves on densely twiggy growth give a delicate texture unlike the coarse leaves of common citrus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThorny Security\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sharp spines along the stems make a planted row an effective deterrent hedge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: As a natural understorey plant it will crop in a position that gets only part of the day in sun.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBush Food Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: The anchor plant in an Australian edible planting with lemon myrtle and native mint.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrier Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Close planted along a boundary where the thorns discourage entry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Pot Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in a container on a warm terrace where drainage and frost protection can be controlled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey Fruiting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted beneath larger trees in a subtropical garden, mimicking its rainforest margin habitat.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to early autumn while soil is warm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining, slightly acidic soil rich in organic matter, mounded on clay, and sheltered from frost and cold drying wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first year, keeping moisture even rather than swinging between wet and bone dry, which causes fruit drop. Mulch well away from the trunk, feed with a citrus fertiliser in spring and again in late summer, and protect young plants from frost for the first two winters.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m in cultivation, to 6m in habitat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for heaviest cropping, tolerates part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Subtropical rainforest margins of south east Queensland and northern New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White to pale pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795333415198,"sku":"ND-0457-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795333447966,"sku":"ND-0457-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/zJVMUKxbqUeSiKXYj3ENr_CFGkr4eg.jpg?v=1787313539","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/citrus-finger-lime-citrus-australasica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}