Persian 'Bearss' Lime Tree (FL)

by The Sill

Sold by The Sill

$99.00

Persian Bearss Lime: The Seedless, Juice-Packed Lime You'll Love When you reach for a lime at the store, you're almost certainly holding a Persian (Bearss) lime — Citrus latifolia — the larger, smoother-skinned fruit that has become the world's commercial standard. Grown at home, it's a revelation: deep green fruit the size of a small egg, completely seedless , with thin skin you can zest right off the tree and flesh that's noticeably juicier and milder than a Key lime . Where Key limes are small, seedy, and aggressively tart, the Bearss delivers all the bright lime aroma with a rounder, less puckering acidity — the kind of clean, generous juice that makes a single fruit go a long way. Why You'll Love the Persian Bearss Lime Seedless and effortless to use. No seeds to fish out — slice, squeeze, or zest straight into the glass or the pan. The thin rind means more juice and fragrant oil per fruit than the small, seedy Key lime. Bigger, juicier, milder. Fruit runs two to three times the size of a Key lime, with smoother acidity that brightens food and drinks without overwhelming them. Vigorous and nearly thornless. A strong, fast-growing tree with few or no spines makes pruning and harvesting far more pleasant than thornier citrus. Generous, repeat cropping. Healthy trees fruit nearly year-round in warm climates, with the heaviest flush in summer, so you're rarely without a lime on hand. Forgiving for beginners. Its hybrid vigor and adaptability to containers make it one of the easiest true limes to keep happy on a patio or in a bright room. Glossy, evergreen, and pleasantly fragrant in bloom, the Persian Bearss Lime earns its place outdoors in warm regions or in a container that summers on the patio and overwinters inside where frost threatens. It's the rare fruit tree that hands you the exact thing you buy by the bagful — only fresher, seedless, and picked at the moment you want it. Please note: This tree ships in a citra pot—a tall, narrow container that promotes vertical root growth and prevents root circling.