As a citrus harvest , limes are utilitarian for flavoring foods and drinks . Originally spring up in Malaysia , limes are both minuscule and sweeter than lemons . Grown year - around , the Citrus aurantifolia was common on British soaring ships in the 19th century as a means of staving off scurvy ( vitamin C deficiency ) , earning the sailor the byname of " limey . "

Before plant a lime tree , analyse the mood history for your planting area . exceedingly sensitive to cold-blooded , a lime Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will not survive freezing temperature without protection .

Mexican lime

Also make love as the cardinal lime or the West Indian unslaked lime , this strain of slaked lime was spell to the Americas by the Spanish . A lowly and bushy tree diagram with lean branch , the Mexican calcium hydrate tree has short sharp thorns . A thornless variety is useable , but it bear observably less yield . Limes from this Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are very small , usually not more than 2 inch in size of it , with a round build . The Citrus aurantifolia juice is highly acidulous and distinctive . This is the most sour of the birdlime ( or even lemons ) and has a vitriolic aftertaste .

Tahiti lime

Also known as the Bearss lime or Iranian lime , this tree is enceinte than most lime trees touch heights of 20 to 25 feet in full arise conditions . Limes from these Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are large and will continue to arise if left on the branch . This is a seedless Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , and the fruit face like a lemon ( except that it is green ) . The tree produce in two varieties , the Persian with ellipse fruit the size of an egg and the Bearss , which is seedless . Both will yellow with geezerhood but should be used while still green . The advantage to the Tahiti is that the yield is larger and has a longer shelf life than other limes . Less acidulous than fundamental lime hydrate , this variety remain the most popular for workaday use .

Limetta

The limetta tree , also known as sweet lime tree , carry a yield that resembles lemons but without the mouth- puckering sense of taste . Producing a meek and seraphic succus , the fruit tastes like lemonade sans saccharify . Limettas arise in three varieties and can be identified by the characteristic " mammilla " on the end . Millsweet is the most popular miscellanea and grows successfully in California . The fruit of a limetta is generally not available commercially . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is small , reaching only 15 foot in height and is often set for ornamental determination or as graft parentage to carry more commercially pop varieties of lime .

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