{"product_id":"citrus-lime-native-citrus-spp","title":"Native Lime - Citrus spp.","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\u003eNative Lime - Citrus spp.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia's own citrus, including the finger lime and the desert lime, sit in a different niche from imported types. These \u003cem\u003eCitrus\u003c\/em\u003e species evolved in rainforest margins and inland scrub, so they carry thorns, fine foliage and a tolerance of conditions that would set back a Tahitian lime. They are planted as much for their bushfood crop and their fine textured habit as for ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Native Lime\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBushfood Crop\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fruit is a genuine commercial ingredient, prized for its caviar-like or intensely acid pulp.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small leaves and slender twiggy growth read much lighter than a conventional citrus canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Adaptation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Australian provenance means better tolerance of local soils, heat and seasonal dry spells.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThorny Barrier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spiny stems make a genuinely deterrent boundary planting where security matters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Flexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rainforest types accept dappled light, which few other fruiting citrus will.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBushfood Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: The central productive plant in an Australian edible collection alongside midyim and warrigal greens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Finger lime types grow well beneath the filtered canopy of larger rainforest trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecure Hedging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed and lightly clipped it forms a thorny, impenetrable low barrier.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow steady growth makes it well suited to a large pot on a sheltered terrace.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early autumn, avoiding the coldest and hottest weeks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil with organic matter for rainforest types, sharper and drier for desert lime, pH 6 to 7.5\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first summer and mulch heavily to keep the shallow roots cool. Feed lightly with a native or low phosphorus citrus fertiliser and protect young growth from heavy frost in inland districts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 5m depending on species\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 to dappled shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and inland Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small, white to pale pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795360088350,"sku":"ND-0479-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/pIjmxTEdOekais1xEaVfa_C3PZUeBc.jpg?v=1787314184","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/citrus-lime-native-citrus-spp","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}