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Lemon 'Eureka'
UT Citrus limon Not to Norfolk Island, NT, SA, TAS or WA 'Eureka' is a great lemon tree for warmer areas as it crops almost year-round. The fruit is virtually seedless, large, smooth, with a thin skin and a true lemon flavour. The trees are almost thornless, tall with an open branching habit, dark-green leaves and sweet-smelling white blossoms. Trees are self-pollinated and suit backyards and orchards. It grows best in full sun and a fertile, well-drained soil with winter temperatures above 5°C. Provided as tubestock. GC105 GC107Save $1.90 |
Lemonade
UT Citrus limon x reticulata Not to Norfolk Island, NT, SA, TAS or WA 'Lemonade' trees are highly productive, often producing several crops a year of tangy fruit. The fruit looks just like a lemon and was first discovered growing as a seedling in New Zealand in the late 20th century. Lemonade fruits have a low acidity, are easy to peel with a sweet, citrus flesh that can be eaten fresh. It is the sweetest of lemons and can be juiced for a refreshing drink. The tree grows to 4 m high and benefits from tip pruning. It is self-pollinating and thorny like most citrus. It suits backyards and orchards. Provided as tubestock. GC221 GC222Save $1.90 |
Makrut Lime
UT Citrus hystrix Not to Norfolk Island, NT, SA, TAS or WA Syn. kaffir lime. A type of citrus native to South-East Asia with a long history of uses including cooking, perfumery and medicine. The fruit and leaves have an intense and very pleasant citrus fragrance. The crushed leaves are traditionally used in curry paste but don't stop there - add it to pesto, dry the leaves to use in herb salt, candy the peel, make marmalade and use the rind to flavour desserts and ice cream. The hardy trees grow to 4 m tall, tolerate light frost and will grow as far south as southern Victoria, in a sheltered microclimate. Trees are self-pollinated and suit backyards and orchards. They can be pruned to 2 m high for use as a large container plant. Provided as tubestock GK117 GK118Save $1.90 |
Tahitian Lime
UT Citrus latifolia Not to Norfolk Island, NT, SA, TAS or WA Easily our favourite citrus! If you only have room for one fruit tree, this would be our top choice. The seedless, juicy, thin skinned fruit have a great flavour and an endless range of uses in the kitchen. The hardy trees to 3 - 5 metres tall, tolerate light frost and will grow as far south as southern Victoria, in a sheltered microclimate. A fruit crop is carried from mid-autumn through to late winter on nearly thornless branches. Fruit can be picked from pale green right through to the fully ripe pale yellow. Trees are self-pollinated and suit backyards and orchards. They can be pruned to 2 metres high for use as a large container plant. Provided as tubestock. GC176 GC177Save $1.90 |
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