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    • Bountiful Berries
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Citrus Fruit

These are the beginning stages of growth for the plants below. I will, overtime update on their progress to the day they first begin to bear fruit.  

Lemon, Citrus limon

Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix

Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix

The lemon is a small evergreen tree or shrub with spiny branches and oval, dark green leaves.

From spring into summer they bloom with fragrant white flowers which then produce yellow fruits. These are best grown in a temperate greenhouse as they prefer full sun.

Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix

Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix

Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix

This citrus is native to southeast Asia, the leaves on this plant are doubled with an aromatic scent. 

Orange, Citrus sinensis

Kaffir Lime, Citrus hystrix

Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi

Oranges are a hybrid between pomelo and mandarins, it is commonly a cultivated fruiting tree that produces white petalled flowers along with the vibrant modified berry.

Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi

Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi

Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi

Grapefruit is a subtropical tree producing large, sour-sweet fruit that can be quite bitter.


Satsuma, Citrus unshiu

Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi

Satsuma, Citrus unshiu

The fruit from this plant is known by many different names, essentially this is an orange but is commercially known as satsuma, mandarin, tangerine and clementine.

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