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The vast majority of the limes on my thornless key lime are about 3cm in diameter.  Ones I've seen for sale in bags at the grocery store, which I assume come from plain/thorny trees from FL, are the same.

here's ones I picked a few weeks ago.  Most were small and round, but a few were much larger and egg shaped like in your picture.

Is this edible fruit?  Or only used for the seed?

From wikipedia: "G. kola seeds have both seed coat dormancy and physiological dormancy probably imposed by the chemicals in the seed.[9] Seed coat dormancy of Garcinia kola can be reduced by removing the seed coat before sowing, while physiological dormancy can be reduced by soaking in water for 72 hours.[10] Removal of the seed coat, soaking in water for 72 hours, placing inside air-tight transparent polythene bags and sprinkling water on the seeds when needed for constant moisture gives an early germination period of two weeks,[10] while the combination of freshly harvested seeds, pierced minimally and tied in black nylon reduces the germination period to between five and seven days as the piercing or nicking procedure makes for quick availability of water and oxygen to the seed embryo.[11"

EDIT found more info:

"Edible Uses

Seed - raw.  They have a bitter, astringent, aromatic flavour; somewhat resembling that of a raw coffee bean
The seeds are chewed along with the seeds of the true cola (Cola spp.). They are thought to enhance a person's enjoyment of the cola as well as allowing for consumption of larger quantities without indisposition

The extremely sour fruits are sometimes eaten.  They are orange-sized, and contain a yellow pulp surrounding four seeds"

My "blurple" light is definitely unpleasant to be around, so if you are growing somewhere that you plan to be near another type would be better.

"blurple" is the perfect description of the LED type I posted here.... it is painfully bright and a blue-violet color that is hard to look at.  I keep a pair of sunglasses next to mine.

Yeah I've had bottle lemon & lime juice and it is not the same at all. 

We were just talking about this on citrus forum a week or two ago:  http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=33652.0

I believe current best is the LED lights available on amazon similar to this:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QY16YRD/

I just got one a month or so ago and it seems to be working quite well.

From my brief research, the evidence for the distinction between growth and flowering lighting is weak.

Here's some of the centennials.  After leaving them on the tree a while longer the red stripes become more prominent and the flesh/juice taste is a little better, but the skin still tastes poor

Thanks, I had never heard of che fruit.  Might try growing that too if I can find seeds and attempt grafting one day

https://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/che.html

Peltier in reverse= seebeck generator.
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TEGs and TECs ,peltiers and seebeck generators are exactly the same thing just that TEGs are more expensive because they last to a slighter increased heat ,@ +150C .

Neat!  I didn't know this.  I realize any waste heat isn't really wasted in your case so that is a plus.

I dont follow you.  Dont peltiers consume electricity to produce a heat gradient?  Are you talking about a “seebeck generator”?

I would think youd be better off using a turbine in the exhaust flue or something to drive a fan via belt.  I imagine you will lose a lot of energy doing heat->electricity->motor

Im interested to see how it turns out though

I did w/ express shipping

Hah, I've never had faustrime either.   Oh well.   

So far all the green limes I've tasted were pretty much the same flavor

I forgot that kaffir lime actually makes fruit!  How is it compared to other limes?