I want a key lime tree for my home. Where is the best place to procure a key lime tree?
Di

Key limes are quite easy to start from seed and in Florida's climate, you can have them fruit after two years.

But if you want a fruiting Key Lime, perhaps you can visit Home Depot, Ace Hardware or the other big popular big box stores. I'd rather check on my local nurseries first if it were me, as it is nice to discuss with very helpful knowlegeable people at the local nursery compared to minimum-wage employees at the big box stores.

Ordering online will usually bloat the prices due to shipping costs, the citruses cannot be easily transported bare-rooted and recover easily from that, if at all. So they are transported in pots, and that means, heavy, and so is the required money, sometimes more than the price of the citrus tree itself.

I already have the "word" out to two friends who have key lime trees. They will both get fresh fruits for me for seed germination.
Thanks, again,
Diana

Joe is correct. I can tell you from experience that they will fruit in two years from seed.

Another alternate is just like Joe said:
Buy a fruiting key lime at Home Depot or Orhard Lumber and in months you will be harvesting your first fruit.
Beware though, that you may contact a desease called "citruholic" as many of us here are.

If you are wanting to keep the tree as a potted plant and if you have a friend with a mature plant ask them for a cutting from their plant as well. I found it easy to root cuttings from my Key Lime and you might have fruit by next yr.. I'm currently trying both methods..
Good luck!!

Gina *BabyBlue*

Hi Diana,
I see you are from Florida, which means that you have to get your tree or seeds from Florida. If you want to order online, I can recommend Brite Leaf nursery-- I got two trees from them this summer.

I just started several key limes from seed, but they are only an inch or 2 tall (Walmart had key limes in 2# bags). I have a few limes left from my last batch I bought to make key lime cheescake-- I can send you some seeds if you want.

Skeet

Ive got a seedling key lime that is just over a year old now, it took off this year, its about 2 foot tall with several branches.

I appreciate wanting to have fruit right away but seeing this baby grow has been very satisfying.