GRAPEFRUIT - STAR RUBY

Botanical Name: Citrus paradisi

Description

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.

Other Names: Citrus

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby - Citrus paradisi

Planting Guide

Plant Information or Specifications

Sub Categories (HashTags)

Tangy (#Tangy)

Preferred Climate

Subtropical, Warm Temperate
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Grafted
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

2-5m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
Learn about Pollination

Can it Handle Frosts?

Yes

Amount of leaves in Winter?

All Leaves (Evergreen)

Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas

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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Grapefruit - Star Ruby (Grafted)

Correy's Edible Fruits
Update: 1565 days 13hrs

Comments: -

Yes it's sour but still very tasty. I am so happy with it that I am happy to just cut it up and eat it like and orange.

Pollination: No

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby (Grafted) ^9/10

Sheree's Edible Fruits
Update: 3363 days 21hrs

Comments: -

Growing in a large pot and doing great. I let the fruit ripen this year to see what we are up for. Allowed 4 to stay on, very heavy fruit, I'm surprised the branches supported them.

Fruiting Months March, April, May, June

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby (Grafted) ^7/10

Amanda19's Edible Fruits
Update: 3312 days 10hrs

Comments: -

Label doesn't say what type of red grapefruit it is. It's struggling a bit - had to severely prune to get the framework right.

For feeding n spraying see lemon - meyer.

Aug 2010: it's doing well now and flowering. May let it keep one or two fruit at most.

Fruiting Months July

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: see lemon - meyer

Pest Control:

See lemon - meyer

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby ^8/10

Toby1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3276 days 10hrs

Comments: -

Lovely smelling flowers. More leafy than his neighbours (lemonade and orange).Being well mulched and well watered makes a big difference. Growing well

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Confidor

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby ^3/10

FresserDavid1's Edible Fruits
Update: 2381 days 22hrs

Comments: - pretty bad, the fruit die, no growth, looks like it's dying. Not from Daley's

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: lucerne, cow, chicken, rock dust, mollasses

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: none

Organic Status:Organic

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby ^9/10

Evtilda1's Edible Fruits
Update: 130 days 14hrs

Comments: - Really want to have fresh fruit and juice from one of these bad boys

Planted: 2019

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

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Aaron Siemienow1's Edible Fruits
Update: 319 days 1hrs

Comments: -

Brought in 2017. Planted out in Nov 2018, Flowereing already, knocked flowers off to get it better established.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby (Grafted) ^7/10

Townfarm1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3304 days 23hrs

Comments: -

Still only young and establishing. No problems to this point - one fruit last year. Healthy little tree.

Only 3 fruit this year - hopefully more next year.

Height 4 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, Blood

Pest Control:

No problems at this stage

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

When do citrus - ie grapefruit and mandarins get their flowers to produce fruit? Shoud it be in Spring?

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby (Grafted) ^7/10

Rusticular's Edible Fruits
Update: 1450 days 19hrs

Comments: -

Moved and replanted 2008, good crop 2013, but no fruit set at all in 2014.

Planted: 2003

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: Cross Pollination

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby (Seedling) ^4/10

WildBuna's Edible Fruits
Update: 2031 days 9hrs

Comments: -

Not having much luck with this one so far but it keeps trying. Hoping it will get it's feet and spring to life!

Height 0.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby

Ce2's Edible Fruits
Update: 3681 days 10hrs

Comments: -

Rutaceae

Citrus x paradisi

'Ruby'

Ruby Grapefruit

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

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Hawkgirl's Edible Fruits
Update: 1651 days 22hrs

Planted: 2015

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Grapefruit - Star Ruby ^3/10

Pink Everything's Edible Fruits
Update: 1831 days 15hrs

Comments: -

I want to grow a potted orchard on my front verandah

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