Limes – EDIS Update

Finger Lime: An Alternative Crop with Great Potential in South Florida

Cylindrical Australian finger limes (Microcitrus australasica) taste like a combination of lemon, lime, and grapefruit, come in a rainbow of colors, and have a texture like caviar. Like other citrus fruits, finger limes are nutritious, low in calories, and vitamin-rich. So far in the United States only California grows finger limes commercially, but this 4-page fact sheet written by Aditya Singh, Edward Evans, Jeff Wasielewski, Manjul Dutt, and Jude Grosser and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department makes the case that exotic, colorful finger limes would likely grow well in Florida, where they would appeal to hoteliers and restaurants and to adventurous, health-conscious consumers on the lookout for a delicious new fresh fruit snack to try.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1033

FC47/CH092 Key Lime Growing in the Florida Home Landscape

Revised! FC47, a 12-page fact sheet by Jonathan Crane, provides homeowners with an overview of this small bushy citrus fruit tree introduced to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the sixteenth century — description, propagation, fruit production, placement in the landscape, care, pest management, concerns with lawn care, harvest, ripening, and storage, use and nutrition. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, December 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ch092

CIR1340/PI049 Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Limes, Pummelo, and Kumquat

Revised! Circular 1340, a 13-page fact sheet by Mark A. Mossler & O. Norman Nesheim, profiles lime, pummelo, and kumquat production in Florida, providing an overview of insect/mite, weed, disease, and nematode management. Includes key contacts and references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi049

HS8/CH093: Growing ‘Tahiti’ Limes in the Home Landscape

Revised! HS-8, a 13-page illustrated fact sheet by Jonathan H. Crane and Jason L. Osborne, provides homeowners with an overview of this small citrus fruit tree — description, propagation, fruit production, placement in the landscape, care, pest management, concerns with lawn care, harvest, ripening, and storage, use and nutrition. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH093