Description
The Persian Bearss Lime Tree has a spreading form, nearly-thornless drooping branches, broad green leaves, purplish young shoots and white blooms. This lime tree is a prolific fruit bearing tree. The Bearss lime has a distinct spicy aroma and a tasty savory blend of lime and lemon minus the bitterness or acidity.
Citrus Latifolia, also known by other common names such as a Persian Lime Tree, Bearss Lime Tree, or Tahiti Lime Tree is a member of the family Rutaceae with a tri-hybrid genetic composition of pummelo (Citrus grandis), citron (Citrus medica), and a micro-citrus specimen (Citrus micrantha).
The Persian Lime tree is an evergreen, vigorous tree that can grow 15 feet to 20 feet tall when planted in ground, with width of 5 feet to 10 feet wide when it reaches maturity. The Persian (Bearss) lime tree is a citrus tree that does well in warm climates but can survive cold temperatures; the dwarf lime tree can be grown in a pot if you live in colder areas. It is cold-hardy with recorded USDA plant hardiness zones 8-11.
This citrus tree has a spreading form, nearly-thornless drooping branches, broad green leaves, purplish young shoots and white blooms. The Bearss lime tree is a prolific fruit bearing tree that produces limes that are almost the size of lemons.
The seedless Bearss lime fruit has a dark to pale green rind that is smooth and thin. The skin is tightly clinging to the flesh of the fruit and has a characteristic thin nipple on the blossom end. Bearss lime has a distinct spicy aroma unique to its citrus kind and a tasty savory blend of lime and lemon minus the bitterness or acidity. Each lime fruit weighs about 2 ounces while half of that weight is juice.
The Persian Bearss lime tree is the most widely produced and cultivated lime tree commercially and accounts for the largest share of fruits sold as limes in the United States.
Donald T. (verified owner) –
Tree came in Great condition, beautiful foliage, lots of blooms and some fruit beginning to grow. I was so impressed I ordered more trees immediately. Thank you!!
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you very much for your great review. We are happy that your tree is thriving, and we are grateful for your business.
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Donald T. (verified owner) –
Trees came to me in Great shape, beautiful foliage, lots of blooms and some fruit. I was so impressed I ordered more trees immediately. Thank you.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
We are very happy that your tree is thriving, and we appreciate your continued business.
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Margaret M. (verified owner) –
Tree is beautiful and arrived in good shape. I had a question about the packing material. I emailed customer service and within 30 seconds I had a reply. Impressive. Would definitely do business with this company again!
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We greatly appreciate your business–enjoy your tree.
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stephanie zack (verified owner) –
Arrived in good condition. No broken branches. Planted per you instructions with the amount of Epsom salt you recommended. May have some leaves yellowing but expected that.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for the positive review. We know that you are enjoying your tree, and we appreciate your business.
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Callie (verified owner) –
Very pleased with quick delivery of healthy trees, with helpful instructions. I also had a few general tree care questions that I emailed to the customer service address and I received quick responses.
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We appreciate that you took the time to leave a review! Enjoy your tree.
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Stella T. (verified owner) –
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for the positive review. Enjoy your tree.
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Barbara R. (verified owner) –
Thank you for your prompt delivery. My tree arrived in perfect condition. Even though I live in WI it will have a perfect home. I planted it in a big pot that will be outside in the summer and brought inside for our winter months. I am so happy to own such a healthy tree.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for your terrific review. We are happy that your tree has a great home, and we appreciate your business.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
So far, so good. The proof will be how it grows and produces fruit over time.
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Thanks for your review and your business. Enjoy your tree.
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Stephen B. (verified owner) –
Excellent delivery. Tree as advertised and carefully packed.
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Amy Lewis (verified owner) –
We ordered a persian line tree and the one that came to us looked completely different from the picture. It came well packed but there was no information in the box whatsoever. It was a single branch jutting out to the side on a stem. It came with n o information or explanation. I called to complain and experienced great customer service. They offered to send me another tree immediately and explained some details about the cutting. why they cut it that way and how to care for it. The new tree that came was a bit better in shape and it came with all kinds of info about the tree. They really redeemed themselves and now that I am educated, I would order from them again.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for your review and your kind words. We greatly appreciate your business.
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Candace Wildy (verified owner) –
The tree arrived healthy and intact.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thanks for the positive review. We know that you will enjoy your tree.
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Cliff W. (verified owner) –
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
We know that you will enjoy your tree. Thanks for your review and your business.
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Veasna (verified owner) –
It was great working with this company. Shipping was smooth and the plant came with all the instructions needed to properly care for the plant.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you so much for your nice review. Please enjoy your tree, and we appreciate your business.
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Julia H. (verified owner) –
The tree was packaged very well and the tree looks great. It was really awesome to see the tree start to open up and “unfurl” as it acclimated to it’s new environment. IF we had more room we would most likely purchase another. Ordering was simple and easy and I was very happy that care instructions were sent along AND when ordering warnings about potential shipping issues that factor into how the tree is affected by shipping/travel were listed ex loss of leaves, bent or broken limbs etc. With this tree none of those issues occurred. I’m noticing that the leaves are getting some yellow spotting but am unsure if this is a natural thing for this specie of lime tree. I plan to research into it more but I do like this company A LOT and the variety it carries.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
What a terrific review! Thank you for taking the time to review. We are delighted that your tree is thriving in its new home, and we greatly appreciate your business.
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John D (verified owner) –
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Lawrence Murphy (verified owner) –
The tree showed up quite healthy and green.
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Leah T. (verified owner) –
Lime tree arrived perfectly intact and in perfect condition!
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David Herkalo (verified owner) –
Tree arrived in great shape, well packaged. Very pleased with the efficiency and product.
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John Moure (verified owner) –
Thank you much
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Joshua Pofahl (verified owner) –
Great service, they even replaced the tree when FedEx messed up the shipping.
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Tamara Marmol (verified owner) –
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Bill C. (verified owner) –
Delivered on what was advertised. Always a pleasant surprise these days.
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Alan (verified owner) –
Tree came broken and after planting it lost some leaves and others turned yellow. Not sure if this one will survive
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Ciro Villa (verified owner) –
Beautiful and strong little tree
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Connie (verified owner) –
Tree was beautiful and healthy. Easy to replant. Also found all the tips from Citrus.com very helpful. Looking forward to trying some of the recipes.
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Kassandra (verified owner) –
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Gianni (verified owner) –
My lime tree was shipped incredibly fast and looked healthy! It’s in the ground now and doing great
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Kenya (verified owner) –
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srmrdm –
Tree came in good condition. Started flowering within days . Will order more in the future.
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Gaynell (verified owner) –
Tree arrived in perfect condition, packaged well and doing fine!
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Brian R. (verified owner) –
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Molly K. (verified owner) –
This tree is very large for how old it is. Lots of healthy leaves and robust root system.
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JANETTE (verified owner) –
The tree was in excellent shape, large, and is doing well!
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Tree arrived quickly and in good shape. Only issue is the fertilizer kit I got with it: the labels on the different components didn’t match the directions so it took a while to figure out what was what.
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Gail (verified owner) –
Tree arrived on time in great shape. Can’t wait for it to produce.
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John Bellezza (verified owner) –
Arrived and everything seems fine. No shock
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Gail N. (verified owner) –
Good size tree. Came in great shape
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Kymberly R. (verified owner) –
Our Persian (Bearss) Lime Tree was reasonably priced and arrived quickly, hydrated, and healthy. We have named her “Lola” and she is happy and growing nicely in a large planter on our back deck. We can’t wait for “Lola” to produce fruit! Thank you, Citrus for growing such wonderful plants so that all may enjoy!!!
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David D. (verified owner) –
Getting new growth (yeah!), but only from the base (boo). The leaves on the grafted section are turning yellow. The “pot” was a thin and tall sleeve and was difficult to keep upright for the recommended week after it arrived. Not quite as big and full as the sample photos, but that’s to be expected I guess. If it pulls though it’ll be nice. Probably won’t mail order a tree again.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
The tree arrived in good shape and is thriving in its new container.
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Matthew B. (verified owner) –
Had an issue with the first order. Customer service quickly and kindly fixed the issue. Will be ordering from this company again.
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Chantal B. (verified owner) –
Arrived intact and beautiful
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Arthur Mitchell (verified owner) –
Arrived packed perfectly in compact protective box. No signs of any damage to the plant, even though it arrived 2 days later than predicted, which was the shipping company’s responsibility. The plant is happily growing in my citrus garden.
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LARRY DOWDELL (verified owner) –
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LARRY DOWDELL (verified owner) –
Product delivered as described and on time.
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