The Tropical Fruit Forum
Citrus => Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade => Topic started by: eyeckr on January 15, 2020, 09:19:19 PM
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7 Ginger lime seeds for $5 shipped US.
(https://i.postimg.cc/9rpd9ksy/20200114-211711.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9rpd9ksy)
Described here at a taste testing at Gene Lesters:
"Ginger Lime: The name is pretty accurate –this guy is a lime with a gingery tasting peel. Pretty darned good. Most citrus leaves are not aromatic –kieffer lime leaves (aka lime leaves) are the notable exception—but ginger lime leaves are. They have a great gingery aroma. We want to throw some ginger lime leaves into soups."
http://www.cookingissues.com/index.html%3Fp=3965.html (http://www.cookingissues.com/index.html%3Fp=3965.html)
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I hadn't heard of this before. Does this lime come "true" from seed? Any idea what species of lime it is?
Thanks,
John
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Here is another description here:
http://citruspages.free.fr/limes.html#assamensis (http://citruspages.free.fr/limes.html#assamensis)
Seeds have come up true for me. I've even grafted mature ginger lime scions on ginger lime seedings as they actually do grow well on their own roots
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Very cool plant too bad I'm on FL or I'd hit you up. Either way anyone in FL with this citrus I'd surely like a go at this plant!
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True to type from seed.
Crushed leaves smell like ginger.
Very aromatic and nice.
Seedy unedible fruit :)
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Here is another description here:
http://citruspages.free.fr/limes.html#assamensis (http://citruspages.free.fr/limes.html#assamensis)
That site does not seem to be working. A warning appears that says it could be dangerous.
Now comment appears "site not found"
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True to type from seed.
Crushed leaves smell like ginger.
Very aromatic and nice.
Seedy unedible fruit :)
Are they "unedible" due to flavor or abundant seeds?
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Not sure why this would be considered inedible. There are a good number of seeds but it's not entirely full of seeds like a kaffir lime or even a poncirus trifoliata fruit. The rind is somewhat thick but the fruit can be large enough that there's still enough flesh equivalent to a small lemon. The flesh tastes lemony but with a slight bitterness(like grapefruit) that some people don't even notice.
(https://i.postimg.cc/K1VXf1B7/20200304-195707.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1VXf1B7)
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That fruit looks good.
My ginger limes have more seeds than mesocarp practically.
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G. the ginger lime seeds I received, have all germinated, and at this point have 5 leaves. A bud stick is now also just starting to flush out leaves.
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Great news Millet. Thanks for the update.
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Finally got the ginger lime seeds to Belize and they are germinating and looking good with the first two leaves.
Thanks so much.
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Great news Millet. Thanks for the update.
Still have Ginger lime seeds? Any other citrus seeds?
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I have another crop of fruit ripening. I should have seeds soon