Key Lime Tree
Citrus aurantiifolia · Tree
Key Lime Tree is a tree, hardy in USDA zones 9b-11, that matures to about 6–13 ft × 6–10 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect white blooms in spring, summer, fall and winter.
- USDA zones
- 9b-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–13 ft × 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 16 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Native to
- SE Asia
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