Lime trees are native to southeasterly Asia and are found primarily in tropical parts of the world. The trees are rarely reaching more than 4.6 m tall and form irregular crooked trunks. The white blossoms are alike to those of oranges.

Lime is a term relating to a number of different fruits in general citrus which are commonly spherical, green to yellow in color, 3-8 cm in diameter and normally containing an acidic pulp and at times connected with the lemon

Limes are frequently used to give emphasis to the flavors of foods and drinks. They are normally smaller than lemons, and a good source of vitamin C. Limes are accessible all year round and are more acidic than lemons.

The two most popular limes produced are the Tahitian, Citrus latifolia and the West Indian lime Citrus aurantifolia. The Tahitian lime fruit tree produces a bigger fruit, which are normally sold green skinned. West Indian lime raises a small to average size fruit, usually sold yellow skinned. Both these kinds are having a better flavor and short life anticipation. The smaller West Indian lime has many small seeds, while the Tahitian lime has very few seeds.

Lime juice is in high demand and local fresh limes are largely used for decoration especially with seafood and drinks. Limes are slowly replacing lemons as an distinguished culinary element particularly in zesty dishes. Demand for limes is reasonably steady, but output mostly varies. West Indian limes are more often than not grown from seed, while Tahitian limes are mostly grafted.

This fruit is most frequently used when green but they do colorize to yellow if allowed on the lime tree. It is best to pick the fruit green as it could suffer from rotting if allowed to ripen on the tree. Duration of time till first harvest is generally 2 years. This fruit tree grows in most parts of the tropics and subtropics.

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