GRAPEFRUIT - STAR RUBY

Has one of the best internal coloured fruit of the five red fleshed varieties. Medium sized seedless fruit, smooth thin peel with dark red flesh, excellent quality. Harder to grow than other varieties.
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$29.00 | 0 | Grafted | Pot: 4L Height: 70-80cm |
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Plant Information or Specifications
Sub Categories (HashTags)
Tangy (#Tangy)
Preferred Climate
Subtropical, Warm Temperate
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)
2-5m
Plants required to Pollinate
1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?
Yes
Amount of leaves in Winter?
All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas
SA
Suitability in Pots
Yes with 35L+ Pot
Water Requirements
Moderate Watering
Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?
Can be pruned to 2m
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest
2-3 Years
Sun or Shade
Full (Sun:80%-100%)
Preferred Soil Type
Good Drainage
Soil pH
Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
Fruiting/Harvest Months
July, August, September, October
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Customer Comments on Grapefruit - Star Ruby
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Grapefruit - Star Ruby
The grapefruit keeps well at 65º F (18.33º C) or higher for a week or more and for 2 or 3 weeks in the fruit/vegetable compartment of the home refrigerator. | Bobby Joe Jr - Alton, TEXAS 18-Nov-2006
Grapefruit - Star Ruby
An excellent piece of fruit with trees yielding up to 400kg of fruit per season when fully grown. Highly recommended!! | Ben Cant - Citrus Grower - Renmark, SA 19-Feb-2008
Grapefruit - Star Ruby
Great host plant for Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly, but so far no fruit in >3 yr old tree, planted in large bed with Lemon that has now a bumper crop since using Neutrog products. | Georgie Poitras - Dee Why, NSW 30-Jan-2015
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