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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
Remember my seeding grapefruit?
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This is the ruby red I grew from seed from a fruit I bought at Publix back in 2005 i believe. I have another one in the back yard the same size. They produce hundreds of fruit every year that are of excellent quality.
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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They also went through that freak 16F weather we had in Jan 2018 & still produced fruit this past fall.
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luak
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U.S, Arkansas, Eureka Springs,Z7.
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May 14, 2019, 11:29:40 AM »
Amazing looking tree,wish I have that one in my yard.
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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I don't think they'll handle zone 7... Lol!
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Luisport
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Fatima, Portugal
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May 14, 2019, 11:43:53 AM »
Really amazing! Congratulations! You graft it?
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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No, I grew it from seed.
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Luisport
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Fatima, Portugal
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Quote from: Laaz on May 14, 2019, 11:45:13 AM
No, I grew it from seed.
Fantastic!
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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This was a coupe years ago.
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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Yorgos
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USA, Houston, Texas USDA zone 9a
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May 14, 2019, 06:13:18 PM »
Is GF susceptible to alternate bearing?
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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Mine fruits heavy every year.
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eyeckr
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Virginia Beach, VA
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May 15, 2019, 09:18:04 AM »
I see you trimmed the lower area up. I'm not sure if you remember but you gave me a seedling years ago when I stopped by. I still have it in a pot and almost managed to kill it a few times but it is a super resilient little guy that keeps hanging in there.
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Laaz
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Charleston, SC 9a
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One of the siblings... Nice!
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