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Happy, Healthy Plants Guaranteed
Expertly Grown In The UK
Carefully Hand Delivered
Happy, Healthy Plants Guaranteed
Expertly Grown In The UK
Carefully Hand Delivered

Patio 'Tahiti' Lime Tree

Grow zesty limes on your patio

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

3ft Mature Patio Lime Tree in 5L Pot

£80

In stock

Perfectly happy plants, or your money back

Specialist overnight plant delivery

The highlights

  • Glossy green foliage
  • Bright green, zesty fruit
  • Fragrant tiny white flowers
  • Produces delicious limes all year round

Description


  • This attractive patio tree produces delicious bright green, zesty fruits throughout the year - perfect for juicing, garnishing drinks or making a Key Lime pie
  • Wonderfully glossy, dark green foliage
  • Delicate clusters of fragrant tiny white flowers
  • Fruit may take up to a year to ripen, but are well worth the wait
  • Beautiful seedless limes are produced in abundance, and if left on the tree will eventually turn yellow - these are just as tasty!
  • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.MORE
  • Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

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What To Expect

Supplied as:

5L Pot

Height on arrival:

60-95cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

1-1.5m

Eventual spread:

1-1.5m

Tasting notes:

Zesty flavour

Time to first crop:

2 years

Hardiness:

Hardy in milder areas
H3 - hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1). May need to be brought indoors or wrapped with fleece over winter.

Self fertile:

Self Fertile

Rootstock:

Spacing:

How To Grow

Full Sun

Position in Full Sun (6h+)

In February, reshape plants by thinning out overcrowded branches

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South Downs National Park

Meet John

110 years' expertise free with every plant

You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. John grows them outdoors, just like his family has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. John only has time for the top performing varieties, meaning that you can be assured of a successful (and blooming tasty) soft fruit crop.

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Good to know

Our plants are grown 
in the UK

Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.

Our plants are delivered overnight

Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.

We’re here to help
at every step

We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.

Perfect plants, guaranteed

We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
perfectly happy.

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How do I know I'm getting quality plants?

All of our plants are grown in specialist nurseries with the highest standards of plant care and sustainability. We guarantee you'll love them as much as we do! Don't just take our word for it - we've got thousands of great reviews on Trustpilot.

When will I get my plants?

The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.

How will my plants be packed and delivered?

We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.

Where do you deliver?

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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