does anyone know where to get kaffir lime seeds?

I posted a comment a couple of months ago about Kaffir plants being restricted

in all states but Florida and Arizona. They harbour a specific hardy disease. Then we had people talking about them in California.

I don't think you will find the seeds anywhere. But I'll be you can get one of these folks to send you some from the fruit.

I have a friend who gave me some of the fruits and I have some seeds on my windowsill sprouting just the way we used to do in elementary school. I tried this once before but I think I planted the sprouts too early and didn't tend to them sufficiently.

I'm trying again.

Just implore one of the folks with the fruit to mail you a fruit.

 
apparently the ban is either new or recently lifted...

here's a testimonial to Four Winds,

I received the two Kaffir Lime trees from you today. The shipping packaging is very professional and the trees arrived in excellent condition. The plants appear to be quite robust and healthy, and I am very happy with your service.

Kevin
Georgia

i ordered one today and let you know how it goes.

 
after much googling i've found out that...

import of fresh kaffir products from asia is banned, but i haven't seen anything about plants grown from seed in the us.

 
It does appear to have vanished. I searched for it as well. In the process I found some interesting

foodie sites, so I"m glad you asked. I got a good-looking recipe for sea bass (that must have come up under the word "ban") and green curry paste made with kaffir leaves.

By the way, I think it was about 3 years ago that I searched. The ban was so controlled that a Florida nursery could not ship out of the state.

 
it looks like a hung jury, marg...

david thompson in thai food says, "dried or frozen (kaffir lime leaves) arecomparively useless as all the fragrant, volitile oils will have been lost".

then again david thompson says, "canned coconut cream has been pasteurised and homogenised and, as a result of the canning process and long storage, i believe, bastardized".

other sources say they're fine.

 
Easy to sub for however.

Substitutes: lime leaves OR kaffir lime (One tablespoon of zest from a kaffir lime is equivalent to about 6 kaffir lime leaves.) OR lime zest (One tablespoon of zest from a lime is equivalent to about 6 kaffir lime leaves.) OR lemon leaves OR lemons (One tablespoon of zest from a lemon is equivalent to about 6 kaffir lime leaves.)

 
Well, you won't have to concern yourself with it since you are going to have your very own tree! I

get excited just having a laurel tree.

But my fingers are crossed for a kaffir to develop as well.

 
I have one teeny tiny lime... - ->

on my kaffir lime tree. To my utter shock and amazement, I picked up one at Home Depot of all places. Is that because there's a large Thai-Vietnamese population in my area? Perhaps. BUT...if you want the seeds, you're welcome to them when they're term. I just want those fabulous leaves!

 
that's another blown "fact" that i gathered, glynnis...

i read somewhere that kaffir limes required 2 trees of different species to produce fruit.

maybe it was the divine germination.

 
Marg, this Quebec nursery sells kaffir lime trees, COML >>

Here's from their catalog:

Choice of Persian Lime, Key Lime, Meyer Lemon, Kaffir Lime

A temperate fruit tree that bears green fruits turning yellow when ripe. The lightly-fragrant flowers are abundant and cover almost every branch of the tree. Potted trees can be prune to the desired size, producing fresh lemons that are not only useful, but also decorative. .

Small, fruiting Tree -
Tree, 1 to 2-feet high, in 6" pot - $30.00 each
Tree, 2 to 3-feet high, in 7" pot - $40.00 each

Medium, fruiting Tree -
Tree, 3-feet high, in 8" pot - $60.00 each

Large, fruiting tree -
Tree, 3 to 5 feet high, in 10" pot - $90.00 each

http://www.floraexotica.ca/Fruit-Citrus.htm

 
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