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red or pink finger like or desert lime
1rainman:
Florida made their own hybrids to create something similar to the Australian red lime. It’s a finger lime crossed with something else. It’s sold out though. I was interested in it because it’s disease resistant. There’s two of them sunlime and another one.
https://www.briteleaf.com/product/uf-sunlime/
1rainman:
It’s two different types of Australian limes bred together I was hoping they would cross it with an orange or something to get better fruit. Someone needs to get to work doing crosses. There is a thread about them on the forum. Not very interesting fruit other than being different but the high disease resistance and hardiness of the plant makes it worth growing and crossing with.
Coconut Cream:
--- Quote from: 1rainman on September 09, 2024, 06:51:26 PM ---Florida made their own hybrids to create something similar to the Australian red lime. It’s a finger lime crossed with something else. It’s sold out though. I was interested in it because it’s disease resistant. There’s two of them sunlime and another one.
https://www.briteleaf.com/product/uf-sunlime/
--- End quote ---
Xain's World still has some, at least he did the last time I was there.
Pandan:
Madison citrus has the largest selection of whats availlablle (multiple finger limes and other australian citrus sp.)
red lime tasted awful to me, like pinesol similar to sweet lime.
As of now Australia's vibrant beautiful cultivars just aren't available stateside. Down under has vibrant crimson red, bright green and even yellow finger limes for sale - It's odd no big citrus repository has taken interest in as I don't think they're patented. Perhaps some industrious person could breed some or someone with the permits and certificates could laboriously import seeds but until then US stock of australian citrus is pretty undiverse.
1rainman:
I think the Meyer lemon would be a good cross as it’s hlb tolerant and fairly cold tolerant too with excellent semi sweet fruit. I think there is supposed to such a hybrid in Australia. Then maybe cross it with sugar bell which is also hlb tolerant. 1/4 finger lime 1/4 sugar bell half Meyer lemon would be an interesting sweet lemon/lime with good disease resistance and cold tolerance.
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