Once citrus finds a spot that it likes, then it thrives. Oranges and mandarins sometimes need a favourable microclimate to ...
Although, it is best to move your lime tree outdoors during warm spring and summer months to help encourage fruit production.
The product of so much natural crossing in the wild and selective breeding at research farms and in fields is every orange, lemon, lime ... an ever expanding family tree.
I have a wonderful lemon tree in my present home that just explodes with fruit, a newly planted lime tree, a kaffir lime for my Asian dishes, a mandarin, and an early and late fruiting orange.