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Key Lime, Mexican Lime

Scientific Name: Citrus aurantifolia Swingle
Synonym: Limonia aurantifolia
Family: Rutaceae

Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 8-9, 13-24
USDA: 10-11

Sun Exposure: Full sun

Growth Habits: Small evergreen tree

Watering Needs: Don't let the soil dry completely, good drainage

Kind	Variety	Zones (Sunset)	Maturity Zone 13	Remarks
Lime	Mexican	13,21-23	Year around	(Key Lime) the small bar lime(1.5 inches in diameter), sometime seedy but extremely juicy and a genuine tropical flavor when ripe. Produces year round, but more abundantly in the fall. Very thorny. Very frost sensitive.
Lime	Tahiti	8,9,12-24	August-Jan	(Bearss, Persian) green lemon size fruit. Thorny branches.
Lime	Kaffir	13,21-23	August	(Thai lime, Citrus hystrix) The fruit is bumpy. The leaves, fruit juice and zest are used in tropical Asian cuisine. Similar frost resistance as the key lime.
Lime	Palestine Sweet	13,21-23		Low acidity and sugar. Many people find the taste bland at first, but the taste of the juice grows on you.

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