Post #188443 by mahalomo on Fri, Sep 23, 2005 2:17 PM

I've got a lime tree (along with grapefruit, banana, and orange trees) in my yard and it yields great fruit. It might depend on what type of limes they are. Mine is a Persian lime tree and the fruit is sweet and juicy - great in mai tais. On the other hand, my neighbor has a lemon tree that is.. well, a lemon. The fruit it terrible no matter what they try. Our bananas are great, but the grapefruit and oranges are good but not great. Other types of lime trees - the Kaffir or Mexian (Key) lime won't juice as well. Find out what kind it is first, as it may help. If it's not a good juicing lime, plant another kind so mai tais will flow right from the back yard.
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Check out this link for a bit more info.