Indian sweet lime (Limau manis)

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A Southeast Asian acidless sweet lime juiced locally; a regional specialty in the sweet-lime group.

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How it grows

Cold hardiness
30°F
Ripening
Mid-season
Vigor
Moderate
Disease tolerance
Moderate
Drainage need
Well
Soil pH
6–7.5
Graft requirement
Graft Required
US availability
Available

Considerations

Cold hardiness30°F
TenderCold-hardy

Canopy killed at about 30°F.

Heat to ripenHigh
Low heatHigh heat

Needs high heat to colour and sweeten.

Maturity seasonMid
EarlyLate

Mid-season fruit (year-round).

VigorModerate
LowHigh

moderate

Soil pH preference6–7.5
4.58.5

Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.

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