Tygerr
Avid Member
I'm busy preparing a new outdoor cage. I've already got Bougainvillea, Hibiscus and Camellia for the cage. I can't really use Ficus or Pothos in the cage because they will be exposed to too much sun.
One of the ideas I had was to use a lime tree in the cage. That way I could use some of the leaves for cooking as well.
But I can't find any information pertaining to the toxicity of citrus trees. I've checked all the regular sources (Melissa Kaplan, UCDavis, Cornell, Bluebeast, etc.) but none of them mention anything about Citrus trees (lime, oranges, lemons, kumquats).
The leaves are obviously not toxic to humans (otherwise I wouldn't be using them for cooking), but as Lele pointed out in a recent thread, you can't make any assumptions about plants/insects that don't come from the native habitat of the cham.
So does anyone have any information about whether lime trees are safe to use?
One of the ideas I had was to use a lime tree in the cage. That way I could use some of the leaves for cooking as well.
But I can't find any information pertaining to the toxicity of citrus trees. I've checked all the regular sources (Melissa Kaplan, UCDavis, Cornell, Bluebeast, etc.) but none of them mention anything about Citrus trees (lime, oranges, lemons, kumquats).
The leaves are obviously not toxic to humans (otherwise I wouldn't be using them for cooking), but as Lele pointed out in a recent thread, you can't make any assumptions about plants/insects that don't come from the native habitat of the cham.
So does anyone have any information about whether lime trees are safe to use?