Kaffir Lime Tree Starter Plant. Citrus Hystrix. Makrut Lime. 3” - 5”

I bought 2 in early summer. They grow pretty slowly. One caught a little bit of mold or fungus, but is doing just fine. The other has been bright green and completely healthy for the last couple of months. Very few new shoots, but that's the plant for you. The seller sends you a perfectly acceptable plant with good instructions. Just take it slow and steady and don't go crazy with these guys and they'll do just fine. Picture 1 shows the plant that has mild problems on the bottom and the super healthy one on top. Picure 2 shows the new growth after about 3 months. I haven't learned the plants and their needs yet, but the seller gives you a solid starting point.

The first photo was 10 days from when I received it. The second photo is how it looks approx 5 months later. Not much growth but still healthy! I initially purchased this lovely tree during the winter. From the day it shipped, it did not make it home until 8 days later (courtesy of USPS delays). I was concerned because I know the heat pack doesn't last that long but to my surprise it survived the trip. I had to pinch off a yellow leaf not shown in the photo but other than that I repotted it the same day and it has been doing well since. *Note: It is not recommended to repot it that soon but that's because I hadn't read the memo beforehand, yet it survived anyways. In short, would definitely recommend. Excellent customer service and response time too!

I had high expectations for this Kaffir based on the cost. I did exactly as instructed, didn’t transplant until the roots started showing out of the holes in the planter it came in. It did not grow much after transplanting. And then it started losing leaves. I didn’t over water, I sprayed the leaves every other day and watered a little once a week or when the medium was dry. Too bad it took more than 3x days to die or I would have asked for a return. I’d buy a taller version, but am afraid of losing even more money as these are not cheap.

I was afraid of buying it at first but I’m glad I did. It’s double in size now and growing strong. The only bad thing about the plant was that there a worm in the package and ate some of the leafs.

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It’s small. Two inches for sure, like the description but I was hoping it would have been a bit bigger like the other pictures. It was expensive for the price. It looks healthy and maybe next year I can cook with it.

I am very happy with the way the package arrived, it was perfectly wrapped, no damage to the plant, now it has grown about 1”more than when it came hopefully it will last.

These are somewhat slow growing. They went under grow lights in a heated green house until the weather warmed up. They require patience. I did not pot up for 4 months and they are doing great. The seeds included did not sprout. A little disappointed with that. But the little limes ate packed and shipped with extreme care. They are lovely.