Dooja / Gympie Lime

The Gympie Lime or Dooja 'Citrus australis' is a rare plant in the Australian garden. This bush fruit's native habitat is the Araucarian vine forests from Brisbane north to Gympie. They are a very versatile plant with the Dooja rind, flesh and juice all with different uses. Its branches do have small thorns that you need to be careful of but they become less prickly as they mature.

The fruits have a thick rind and have many oils present. These oils can be extracted and made into citrus smelling essential oils. 

The round knobbly fruit of the Gympie Lime, usually reaching 3.5-4 cm in diameter have a distinctive and recognisably citrus flavour. The skin is very thick (up to 7mm) and has many potential culinary uses, such as grating into spice pastes, or for candied peel.

The Dooja fruit is very versatile in the kitchen with a distinctive and pleasant flavour. The flesh is dryer than the Tahitian lime but the whole fruit can be used as a flavouring in many dishes. It goes great with seafood and makes a tasty marmalade. 

Harvesting: January in Tropical regions, March-April in cooler regions. 

Growing Conditions: Dooja is well suited to a potted life  and grows quickly in full sun.  In these conditions, it will grow a heavy crop. It is important to keep it watered but it is very easy to over-water or under-water, so make sure you keep an eye on it.  Take care when around the plant as it does have thorns. 

It grows best in a citrus fertiliser and acidic soil. 

Size: A small shrub/tree, it can grow up to 2-4 metres in height.

AVAILABLE VIC/NSW/QLD/ACT ONLY - If you've ordered other products, they will be delivered together. Please note, we take care in packaging your plants, but we do not take responsibility if your parcel is delayed. 

Delivery: $15 Australia wide

24hr Refund Policy - Plants are sometimes not so happy when they arrive, we'd be more than happy to assist if you have any issues with your plants. We have a strict 24 hour refund policy, so if one of your plants arrives in the mail and something's not right, please email a photo within 24 hours of it's delivery. We cannot accept requests for refunds or replacements after this.

For refunds, please contact us using hello@melbournebushfood.com.au and we'll get back to you within 1 business day.