I planted some Key Lime seeds on Feb. 20, 2008. Today I noticed that the tree is in bloom. From seed to bloom in 2 years and 1 month. - Millet (1,036-)

Wow that is pretty quick. Do you know if the Persian Lime does good on its on roots? I was thinking of trying to grow those from seed. Thanks,

I think Persian limes are sterile triploids, so they have no fertile seeds.

Thanks, Looks like I'll need a cutting.

Congratulations! Very impressive!

Super Millet , wow it is fast

Just yesterday, I noticed that a Key Lime that I planted from seed on July 17, 2008, is now producing flowers. So from seed to bloom was 1 year and 8 months. - Millet (1,003-)

is the key lime the also called Tahiti lime?

No, The key lime and the Tahiti lime are different varieties. The key lime produces a small (maybe 3cm), somewhat seedy but very aromatic lime. It grows true to type from seed and is one of the fastest to produce fruit from seed, typically 2 to 3 years from planting to blossom in a good environment. The Tahiti lime produces a larger seedless fruit about the size of a small lemon. Seeds are exceedingly rare -- less than one seed per 1000 fruit. Seeds do not grow true to type so Tahiti limes are propagated by cutting or grafting.

In the U.S. the key lime is also known as the Mexican lime and the West Indian lime. The Tahiti lime is also known as the Persian lime and the Bearss lime.

See the following link for pictures and better descriptions. The key/Mexican lime is listed under small-fruited acid limes. The Tahiti lime is listed under large-fruited acid limes.

http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/limes.html

well the allmighty wikipedia said that

" It is also known as West Indian lime, Bartender's lime, Omani lime, Tahitian lime or Mexican lime, the latter classified as a distinct race with a thicker skin and darker green color"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_lime

that is why I asked beacuse it does not look like my tahiti lime, so I needed a brief info

When it comes to information about citrus varieties you might want to check one of these two sites before Wiki. You're probably familiar with them but if not they're great.

http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/index.html (The Unitversity of California at Riverside)

http://users.kymp.net/citruspages/home.html (Citrus Pages)

Joe

Congrats Millet, I'm starting some seeds today.

This is great to hear, I hope my seeds do as good. For something like a Key Lime, or Pomelo, how tall and how many nodes do you expect to see after a year's growth from seed?