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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: shiro on February 07, 2022, 06:50:09 PM
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Hi all, I am looking for info on the carolina lime variety ?
This variety would be resistant according to Stan McKenzie (on a publication I read) at -8°F.
Have any of you grown this variety near a dragon lime to be able to tell what the differences are ?
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I have them both but they are young. Dragon Lime is like flying dragon with contorted twisted branches and Carolina Line is mostly unifoliate based off my plant, which I got from Stan. It was recently grafted and is a small plant and so far it has fared well this winter. Of course, no fruit on them yet.
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What in the world is a "carolina lime"?
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I have them both but they are young. Dragon Lime is like flying dragon with contorted twisted branches and Carolina Line is mostly unifoliate based off my plant, which I got from Stan. It was recently grafted and is a small plant and so far it has fared well this winter. Of course, no fruit on them yet.
Do you have pictures?
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Yes, I too would like to see photos comparing the two plants.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/xq460986/EB2-ECB4-E-460-C-40-E5-893-E-AF5-FEA367354.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xq460986)
I got a Carolina lime fruit from Stan McKenzie. It tastes like lime and is actually good although it is a trifoliate hybrid. I believe Stan says it is an unknown variety that originated in Europe. He calls it Carolina lime since it is otherwise unnamed.
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Native to Europe, but where in Europe?
I would like to know where he found it.
This little carolina lime makes me envious.
Especially considering the rusticity he claims to have.
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Sorry its night time right now, I'll send the pictures tomorrow. Will put a picture of the dragon lime and the carolina lime together.
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For the time being Imma use someone elses photos; Stan and Tom McClendon.
Carolina Lime:
(photo from Stan & Tom McClendon)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7fTCJpCL/238987935-10226342626892904-6519242798669324459-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fTCJpCL)
(https://i.postimg.cc/TKMKVCmJ/260499683-129348832857140-7999558242903501199-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TKMKVCmJ)
Dragon Lime, appears to be monofoliate as it gets older, mine is young and is trifoliate:
(photo from Stan McKenzie)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Ffh1qzTf/dragon-lime2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Ffh1qzTf)