PlantFiles: Bearss Lime, Tahitian Lime, Persian Lime
Citrus latifolia

I have this tree from Direct Garden.com. Since this information doesn't seem to be available anywhere, the Dwarf Lime from the Citrus Quartet is a Persian. I asked them. It arrived as a tiny green stemmed plant in a cup. The seller says it is a dwarf lime that rarely exceeds 2 feet tall, but four years later, mine is a five foot beauty that is still growing. No fruit yet, but it seems that this variety takes a little longer. I can wait a year or three or however many it needs. I am interested in knowing how large it will be since it is potted. It had no graft scars--being that small on arrival, how could it be grafted on dwarfing root stock--so I'm wondering if there can be a genetic dwarf version or if I will have to prune a lot.

No fruit grew from our tree the first year. Now we have about 15 tiny limes growing from our 3 foot tall tree (container grown).

Our single dwarf Bearss Lime was very prolific this Fall/Winter (So. Cal coast.) Ripe fruit is yellow, not green. As an aside, try making lime bars instead of the traditional lemon bars - incredibly good !

Acidity of fruit measured at pH 1.42, mid-March.

A variety of Persian/Tahitian lime, this is the best lime for zones 9-11 CA and HI. Tree is open when young but ages to dense round canopy. On dwarf rootstock is half-size (7-10' instead of 15-20'). Will drop leaves in winter, rather frost-sensitive. Fruit is light yellow when ripe, especially juicy. Main crop is winter to late spring, but some fruit will ripen all year. Like most citrus (with the exception of Meyer lemon) it is not particularly prolific when young, needing 5-7 years to reach maturity.