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Desert Lime - Tucker Bush
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Desert Lime – Tucker Bush

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Citrus glauca – ‘Desert Lime’

$79.99

A hardy shrub or small tree that produces small green fruit. It is native to inland desert regions in QLD, NSW and SA. 

Position: Full sun, plant on its own as it does not like root competition

Size & Habit: 3-6m H x 2-4m W, upright shrub, can be thorny

Flower: White, sweet scent, spring

Fruit: Grape sized, lime flavour

Skin: Green to yellow, thin

Cropping: Warmer months of the year, pick only ripe fruit. Ripe fruit will easily come away from the stem

Harvest/Maturity: 2-3 years

Pollination: Self-fertile

Uses: Jams, jellies, adding flavour to baked dishes, syrups, flavouring seafood and poultry dishes, The fruit freezes well so can be stored until the harvest is big enough to use. 

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