Finger Limes - amazing native citrus

The finger lime is a small thorny citrus tree that occurs naturally in rainforests from northern NSW to Northern Queensland . It has fragrant white flowers and small cylindrical citrus-like fruits that can vary in colour from lime green to yellow to champagne pink to purple when ripe. These delightful fruits contain individual vesicles like caviar that burst in your mouth with the fresh rejuvenating flavour of the rainforest.

The taste of these intriguing fruits is nothing short of fantastic! These fruits are beautiful to break open and bite into. They don’t have the sour punch of other limes and are a sheer delight  burstsng  with fresh lime flavour shooting into your mouth. They are genuine refreshment, and were known to settlers working in the bush as a thirst quencher. They make a tasty marmalade with a unique, distinctive flavour – what a way to liven the taste buds! Most supply of  these wonderful  Limes has been to the export market. Australians have only recently discovered that this is yet another of our unique & delicious Australian native products that we have been missing out on. Native finger limes look spectacular, taste divine and have endless possibilities. Try some you can’t go wrong!

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