My Edible Fruit Trees: Grapefruit Trees

citrus x paradisi \'marsh\' grapefruit (Grafted)

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Dwarf Ruby Grapefruit

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Grapefruit (Grafted)

Comments: -

Ruby Ray variety with pink flesh, suited to coolish climates.

Like most citrus trees, it suffers in the cold and wind in Victoria, but comes good again in the heat of summer and with the aid of fertilisers and tonics.

Seasol and Powerfeed in Spring through to Autumn are important to build up the cell walls so it can better cope with the cold.  A dose of Citrus food pellets in February and August, as well as some chelated iron and Epsom Salts (Magnesium sulphate) corrects the winter yellows.

Chook poo and human yellow fertiliser (!!) once the leaf colour is back to normal in late spring or early summer makes all the difference.

It has tried to fruit a couple of times at least but the foul stinking heat of the 2008/2009 summer, the water restrictions and the hot winds forced it to drop all but one of the fruit that formed.  That poor solitary grapefruit is developing nicely now.  I can't wait to eat my very own pink grapefruit!

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 2% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus food, chelated iron, chook poo

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

No pests affecting it yet, touchwood!

Organic Status:Organic

Grapefruit

Grapefruit - Ruby Red (Grafted)

Comments: -

Pretty. Growing moderately fast. A few flowers spring 2017 delivering my first fruit (one) in September 2018 which was quite red inside and tasted very good, although skin was more dark yellow rather than pink.

Has a leaf yellowing problem for which I tried using Epsom salts foliar spray. Not sure if it helped (placebo effect...)

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

White oil for leaf miner

Grapefruit - Thompson Pink (Grafted)

Comments: -

This is a sport of the common Marsh grapefruit variety, differentiated from its parent by its pinkish coloured flesh and seedlessness. Apparently the pink colour only develops under ideal growing conditions and I am not sure that it will receive enough heat in our garden. The taste is similar to Marsh.

This tree is part of our citrus hedge - a row of citrus trees planted along a north-west facing boundary fence at 1m spacing. The plan is for the trees to grow into an effective hedge that will be kept pruned to about 2m high. We prepared the planting area for the citrus hedge by incorporating "fruit & veg" soil mix into our existing sandy soil. Mushroom compost was worked into the bottom of the planting hole which was then backfilled with more "fruit and veg" mix. The area was lightly mulched with mushroom compost, leaving the area about 8cm around the trunk clear.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Grapefruit-Ruby

Comments: - very thick skinned fruit. Supposed to be pink but apparently this happens in warmer climates. Skin is yellow-flesh 'pinkish' Has dozens of big plump fruit on it each year-shame we all hate grapefruit-planted it for my sister who moved a 5 hour drive away the year it started fruiting !!!

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Grapefruit ^5/10

Dwarf Grapefruit (Seedling) ^6/10

Fruiting Months June

Planted: 2012

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

didn't survive the drought

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Bunnings job. Looking pretty good, lots of new flower buds late August 2013.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Nutrog pellets, Manures and Lucerne mulch

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Eco Oil seasonally

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Just potted this dwarf rio red 2 days ago. 1 main branch and 5 side branches at the moment. Watering once to 2 times a week after mulching.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Grapefruit - Rio Red ^9/10

Comments: - Healthy and eaten often.

Grapefruit - Flame ^9/10

Comments: -

The plant was quick to bear lots of fruit for such a small tree. Easy to look after.

Fruiting Months April, May, June

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 14 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Large green grasshoppers are the only critters I've found eating my tree. Just remove them by hand.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Grapefruit - Flame

Pollination: Self Pollination

Grapefruit - Flame

Grapefruit - Flame (Seedling)

Comments: - This was given to us as a gift from a friend. It is planted as a duo with Tahitian lime and appears to be doing well. It has been in the ground for only a few weeks so will update in the future with growth & fruit progress!

Planted: 2011

Height 0.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Grapefruit - Flame (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Grapefruit - Flame

Fruiting Months May, June, July

Planted: 1990

Height 7 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 500

Fruit Harvest: 10000 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 100% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Question:

we grow a black variety of grapes in our vines called "Bangalore blue"

it is a table variety and yields good

Grapefruit - Flame

Pollination: Self Pollination

Grapefruit - Flame (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: -

Left by previous owner

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Grapefruit - Honneffs Surprise

Grapefruit - Honneffs Surprise ^5/10

Planted: 2014

Height 0.3 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Grapefruit - Honneffs Surprise ^7/10

Comments: -

It has been planted in a half wine barrel and is growing really well.  Recent new growth has been a bit pale but we have fertilized it, so hope that improves things.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Grapefruit - Marshs Seedless

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Grapefruit - Marshs Seedless (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Tough, easy to grow tree.  Very attractive when its big yellow fruits dangle from its limbs.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Hosre manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Vegetable oil in autumn for leaf miner, scale and aphids

Organic Status:Organic