Calamondin oranges (we call them calamansi limes but they are actually oranges) is a citrofortunella hybrid between mostly like mandarin oranges and kumquats (fortunella).
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| Freshly retrieved plant - in a very healthy state! |
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| Removing the wires and stakes |
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| After all the wires and stakes had been removed |
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| Oranges removed (to be binned sadly) and plant pruned |
Late last year, I chopped down my Thai lime (lime manao) or Citrus aurantiifolia plant because it had become infested with caterpillars and had not produced any fruit after many years. I had left the stump in the pot because it was too difficult at the time to take it out. It was covered over with a upturned bin and left without light or water. However, today, I was moving things around and took off the bin and lo and behold, the plant had been re-growing somehow! I've now pampered it with egg shells, coffee grounds and a good water - hopefully it will spring back and produce some fruit!
Having grown this from seed, I'm not sure if it will ever produce fruit for me but having had it for so many years, it has some sentimental value to me so I'm glad it's still alive!
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| The newly sprouted lime plant |
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| The bin it was covered by |
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