overgrown lime tree

Have an overgrown lime tree it is encroaching the house at the moment
Ok its not in this country its on a small island in the caribbean.
Pruned plenty tree's,but this place has no seasons well a bit of a rainy one september till january temperature about 80 year round
any ideas would be liking not to kill the tree

 

If the location has no distinct seasons then I assume you can prune at anytime really.
Cant the locals give you some info?

I dont think you will kill it.

 

@mr c

The Lime is deciduous, am I right therefore to think that even in your climate this tree does not have a period where it sheds its leaves?
Even if it does not have a brief dormant period, I would see no harm in the practice of polarding the tree at the same time each year at 12 monthly intervals.
You certainly won't kill it.

 

I'm thinking lime as in citrus, not lime as in Tilia.

 

Me too, pete. If there's no risk of frost, it doesn't matter when new growth is encouraged, so I'd prune it now. Oh the luxury of having to prune a citrus tree!

 

I usually only prune my citrus when all the leaves have turned yellow and fallen off

 

Yea the lux of pruning a citrus tree thinking they have big spikes,looking more like a big bush
not been to see yet just pics and the garden what a disaster

there is a shed in there

think that's the lime on the corner

looks a bit close to the side window wounder whats moved in,at least the weather will be nice

 

Get the feeling pruning the lime might be the least of your problems

 

But it was cheep and the weather will be nice

 

@pete @mr c

Ooops!
Yes Citrus. My boo boo I guess!

Lots of potential there, I quite envy you mr c

 

That rings several bells...oh dear Seriously, limes aren't as prickly as some citrus, as long as it's not an Aussie finger lime! Get yourself some decent leather or rubber gardening gloves, a pair of loppers and a telescopic 'parrot-beak' pruner and there'll be no looking back!