Plant family: Rutaceae
Plant origin: Queensland and South East Asia.
Fruit description: Orange Berry is also called Pink Lime it has berries that are round 20mm in size, green fruit turning pale pink-orange when ripe. They are juicy, with a sweet honey flavour. Each contains one inedible seed. They are one of the nicest Native Bushfoods to eat.
Flowers: The flowers are tiny, pretty white, star-shaped with 5 petals. They are very fragrant.
Growing conditions: Orange Berry is an attractive evergreen spreading shrub, about 3 metres tall, with shiny aromatic leaves. Plant it in full or part sunshine. It likes most well-drained soil types, can tolerate wind and coastal conditions.
Uses: Eat the Orange Berry fruit straight off the bush or make it into a delicious jam.
Medicinal uses:
Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.
Harvest time Pick the Orange Berry fruit when they are pink, usually Autumn.
Plant relatives Related to other citrus species including Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Orange, Tangelo, Tangerine, Kumquat, Finger Lime, Kaffir Lime, Grapefruit, Buddha’s Hand Citron, Calamondin, Variegated Calamondin, Pummelo
Special features:
Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size: 125mm
Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2.5 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 3 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.
Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 125mm
