Citrus Glauca. Australian Desert Lime Tree.
Citrus trees instantly bring a piece of the Mediterranean to your garden. Grown in a sunny, sheltered position they will produce crops of delicious sweet fruits even in the UK, with only basic maintenance.
The Citrus Glauca, or Australian Desert Lime Tree is one of the most, if not the most resilient citrus speciesa cross between a lime and mandarin. It produces small lime sized fruit, green in colour, turning yellow when ripe. The skin has oil glands dotted over the surface and is intensely fragrant and easy to peel, whilst the flesh is juicy and sweet but fresh in flavour flavour, rich in vitamins and minerals. The fruit can be eaten raw, candied or used in cooking for flavour.
Perfect as an ornamental tree too, compact in growth with mid green dense elongated foliage, beautifully scented white blossom which have a light purple tingle to their margins and tasty fruit year after year. Can flower and fruit throughout all of the year if conditions are right. A very pretty tree, great for growing in containers on a patio, in a conservatory as well as your garden.This tree is self-fertile.
These trees are exceptional quality, from a specialist grower. Photos 1-6 show some of the actual citrus trees in stock now 2025. Please Note: Heights stated include pot sizes.
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CITRUS GLAUCA. Australian Desert Lime.
Latin Name: Citrus Glauca.
Common Name: Australian Desert Lime.
Origin: New South Wales. Queensland. South Australia.
Hardiness: Hardy down to -10 degrees if dry and dormant. Can defoliate in cold temperatures.
Growth: Evergreen compact ornamental fruit tree with fragrant elongated pale green leaves. Very small flowers and smallish thin skinned fruit resembling small lemons, with a strong citrus flavour when ripe. High in Vitamin C. Easy to grow. Self fertile. Prune early spring. Most resilient citrus variety which readily hybridises. Small thorns on lower leaves.
Sun: Full sun.
Exposure: Sheltered.
Flowering Season: Spring.
Soil: Prefers free draining but can grow in heavy soils.
Moisture: Water regularly in summer. Less in winter.
Feeding: Feed every 2 weeks through summer.
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