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Kevin Jones · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2018-10-18
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=30126.0 (opens in a new tab)
Summary from forum posts: Kevin Jones, Alabama, reports a Key Lime-seedling cross pollinated by bees near his Finger Lime tree (posts #0 and #10; Oct. 18–19, 2018). He says most seedlings were typical Key Lime and he separated a few with Finger-Lime-like leaves; this first selected cross carried the caviar trait, with six younger seedlings still uncertain. Posts #0 and #2 describe one first fruit only: about 1½ inches long, elongated vesicles, and no seed; the author cautions that this single fruit may not represent the tree. In posts #23–24 (Oct. 29), he says the very ripe fruit was sweeter, more tender, and more elongated than the parent Finger Lime. Grower-reported observations, not standardized cultivar-wide measurements.
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Kevin Jones · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2019-10-15
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=33824.0;all (opens in a new tab)
Summary from forum posts: Kevin Jones (profile location Alabama, USA) says bees pollinated while his Key Lime and Finger Lime plants grew beside one another; he sowed Key Lime seed and separated seedlings with Finger-Lime-like leaves (post #5). He reports Pinky as the first of six crosses to fruit and calls its flavor typical of Finger Lime, with pink vesicles (post #7). Later posts describe elongated, less-round caviar vesicles and their separation; he says the plant was about 7 feet in a 5-gallon pot (post #17) and retained Pinky plus a similar white-fruited sibling after other small-fruited seedlings were culled (posts #26, #31, #33; 2026). Pink color is described, not measured. The thread distinguishes the white sibling and does not name the Finger Lime cultivar.
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Epicatt2 · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2020-07-25
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=40268.0 (opens in a new tab)
Summary from forum posts: The topic is primarily about a separate Briteleaf “Giant Finger Lime”; that plant is not Pinky. Kevin Jones’s posts #14, #17, and #19 discuss his own Finger Lime × Key Lime crosses. In post #17 he identifies Key Lime as the seed parent and Finger Lime as the pollen donor, reporting that the plants grew nearby and he noticed seedling foliage differences. In post #19 he says the crosses flowered at around 3 feet and bore in “a couple of years.” These are his approximate grower observations, not an exact discovery date or independent verification. The topic was started by Epicatt2 on July 25, 2020.
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Kevin Jones · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2025-07-24
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=59398.0 (opens in a new tab)
Summary from forum posts: The opening subject in this thread is Kevin Jones’s Pinky-named Finger Lime/Key Lime cross. In post #2 he says pollen was unintentionally crossed between his Key Lime and Finger Lime; in post #4 he describes the fruit as “more like a fat Finger Lime with pink vesicles.” In post #6 he says he does not know the Finger Lime kind, tentatively thinks it is standard Finger Lime with pink-tinged vesicles, and says it came from Four Winds in California. These are grower descriptions without standardized color or size measurements. The requested post #9 is explicitly a separate second Pinky cross, with an uncertain “Australian” Finger Lime recollection; its pictured fruit and possible name are not attributed to the original Pinky selection. Thread began July 24, 2025.
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Kevin Jones · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2025-03-27
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=58195.msg551159#msg551159 (opens in a new tab)
Summary from forum posts: Kevin Jones, whose profile lists Alabama, USA, identifies Pinky as his Finger Lime/Key Lime cross and says it was blooming heavily (post #8, Mar. 27, 2025). In post #17 (Mar. 30), he describes the cross as accidental: bees pollinated while Key Lime and Finger Lime plants were beside one another; he planted Key Lime seed, then recognized some seedlings by Finger-Lime-like leaves. He identifies Key Lime as the mother/seed parent and Finger Lime as the pollen parent. This is the grower’s account, not genetic verification; the Finger Lime selection is unnamed. The supplied post URL and author date the cited post to Mar. 27; the topic began Mar. 21, 2025.
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Kevin Jones · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2026-03-11
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=60957.0 (opens in a new tab)
Summary from forum posts: Kevin Jones, profile location Alabama, USA, says Pinky was blooming and that it seems to bloom heavily at this time of year, with periodic bloom spurts throughout the year (posts #0 and #3, Mar. 11–12, 2026). Post #5 says, “Here’s what the fruit will look like,” with linked images; the image itself is not used here to infer measurements or fruit traits. A forum member’s flower-color comparison in post #1 is that member’s observation, not Kevin’s written claim. These are grower reports, not a quantified phenology study. Topic began Mar. 11, 2026.
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