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Key Lime Tree (CA)
Key Lime Tree (CA)
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Key Lime: The Tiny, Tart Citrus Behind the Famous Pie
This is the true lime — Citrus aurantifolia, also known as the Mexican lime, West Indian lime, or bartender's lime — and it tastes nothing like the big, blunt Persian limes stacked at the grocery store. The fruit is small, round, and golf-ball-sized, with a thin, smooth rind that ripens from green to a pale yellow-gold. What sets it apart is the flavor: a sharp, high, almost floral tartness wrapped in an unmistakable aromatic perfume. One squeeze and you understand why authentic key lime pie, classic margaritas, mojitos, and ceviche all insist on this lime and accept no substitute.
Why You'll Love the Key Lime
- Flavor you can't buy fresh. True Key limes are rarely sold whole and bruise quickly in shipping, so growing your own is often the only way to taste them at their fragrant peak.
- Heavy, year-round fruiting. In warmth this tree flowers and fruits almost continuously, so a single plant can keep a steady supply of limes coming rather than one short season.
- Small fruit, intense return. Each lime is tiny but loaded with juice and aroma — a few are enough to flavor a whole pitcher, a marinade, or a dessert.
- A natural for pots and patios. Compact and forgiving of root confinement, it thrives in a container that can summer outdoors and shelter inside when the cold arrives.
- Fragrant white blossoms. Small, sweet-scented flowers appear in flushes through the year, perfuming a patio or sunroom long before the fruit ripens.
Frost-tender and tropical at heart, the Key Lime rewards a little winter protection with glossy evergreen foliage, repeat blooms, and a near-constant trickle of the most aromatic lime in the citrus family — the kind of fruit that turns an ordinary drink or dessert into the real thing.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
We want you to love your UncommonWares! If it's not a fit, we'll gladly accept returns of unused, stock (non-custom) UncommonWares products within 15 days of purchase.
⚠️ NOTE - UncommonWares offers products from curated brands. Many of which have their own return or final sale policies. We will note their policy at the bottom of their product listing so it's clear. Please be sure to read each brand's return policy before purchase. ⚠️
The following applies only to UncommonWares branded product (other brands' policies are listed on their product page):
STOCK PRODUCTS - Stock products at UncommonWares are carefully curated and often in limited quantities. If you're lucky enough to grab some UW goods before they sell out, we feel certain you will enjoy your purchases. If for whatever reason stock items purchased need to be returned, please be sure it's in new, unused condition, in its original packaging and returned to the store within 15 days of purchase. Online Orders: Shipping charges are non-refundable and any return shipping cost incurred will not be reimbursed unless the product arrived damaged or incorrect product was sent. NOTE: Only stock, non-custom/non-personalized products can be returned.
CUSTOM PRODUCTS - UncommonWares custom products are created as ordered, therefore, all personalized/custom product sales are final. It is rare, but if your item arrives damaged or is defective, it must be reported within 10 business days for replacement. Simply email 4service@uncommonwares.com with a photo of the damage and any details about your order so we can efficiently process your replacement.
Please note that as a result of different textures and finishes colors will vary on products whether digitally imprinted or dyed. Products from separate dye lots may result in color shift. We always recommend coordinating instead of matching. In addition, what is shown on your screen may vary from your finished product. Slight color shifts are not considered defective and therefore cannot be returned nor replaced.
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