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Red lime?
gnappi:
At a local garden shop I saw a small bush labeled red lime. I never heard of it and google had different descriptions from rind color green. yellow pink and red with fruit color from orange pink and red.
Are there that many or are descriptions due to various stages of ripeness?
Marcin:
Rangpurs are sometimes called red limes. Their fruit is actually orange like a mandarin, and sour. There's also a Rangpur hybrid called Excalibur red lime. It is said to be a local Florida variety.
http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/excalibur.html
Another citrus that is called red lime is the Australian blood lime. These fruits can really turn red. The plant is very characteristic in that it has small leaves and big thorns.
gnappi:
I picked it up because the label said it was a small tree and it had no thorns. It's blooming and I like a bit of citrus in my water so I figured what the heck. I will report back once its fruit character is known.
brian:
I have both rangpur and Excalibur red lime (thanks to Lorewren). Rangpur isn't very good. It has a unique spicy taste but I don't like it much. The Excalibur red lime appears to be a cross between the rangpur and some kind of kumquat. The rind is sweet and edible, dark orange, and when left on the tree for a while he whole fruit becomes quite sweet. I eat them out of hand. There is a slight but distinct spicy "rangpur" taste.
Millet:
Is this the tree we are talking about?
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Lime-Tree-Bearing-Branched/dp/B074W9TTNN/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1509732000&sr=8-4&keywords=red+lime+tree
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