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| Melicoccus bijugatus, Melicocca bijuga Family: Sapindaceae Spanish Lime, Genip, Mamoncillo, Quenepa, Limoncillo Origin: Northern South America      Varieties: Queen, Montgomery. Season: July to September. American relative of the Lychee and Longan. Tall stately tree with smooth gray bark. Cold sensitive especially when young. Male and female flowers are usually born on separate trees but some are partly polygamous. Heavy fruit clusters with nearly round, green fruits tipped with a small protrusion. Pulp is yellowish to salmon colored, translucent, gelatinous, juicy but scant and somewhat fibrous and usually clinging tenaciously to the seed. Flesh is acid-sweet and very tasty. The Spanish lime has quite unusual leaves. You can eat the nut too. It is a very versatile tropical fruit. Relatively cold hardy, to upper 20's for short period. Similar plants: |  |
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5124 Melicoccus bijugatus - Spanish Lime, Genip Spanish Lime, Genip, Mamoncillo, Quenepa, Limoncillo. Very popular South American fruit, close related to Litchi. Relatively cold hardy, to upper 20's for short period.See picture of the actual tree for sale. This plant does not take shipping well. After shipping it may drop leaves, recovers under proper care. Shipped on customers risk. We guarantee healthy plant to be shipped, but no replacements or refunds. We provide the best packaging. You may contact us for express shipping. RECOMMENDED FERTILIZER: SUNSHINE C-Cibus - Crop Nutrition Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is certified for shipping to California.
Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Plant shipping to California requires a phytosanitary certificate. Its cost is included in S&H Close window |
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