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Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« on: May 14, 2019, 10:14:13 AM »
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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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2019, 10:15:57 AM »
They also went through that freak 16F weather we had in Jan 2018 & still produced fruit this past fall.

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2019, 11:29:40 AM »
Amazing looking tree,wish I have that one in my yard.

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2019, 11:36:56 AM »
I don't think they'll handle zone 7... Lol!

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2019, 11:43:53 AM »
Really amazing! Congratulations! You graft it?

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2019, 11:45:13 AM »
No, I grew it from seed.

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2019, 11:46:14 AM »
No, I grew it from seed.
Fantastic!  ;D

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2019, 12:09:58 PM »
This was a coupe years ago.


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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2019, 12:12:36 PM »

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2019, 06:13:18 PM »
Is GF susceptible to alternate bearing? 
Near NRG Stadium, Houston Texas. USDA zone 9a

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2019, 06:22:09 PM »
Mine fruits heavy every year.

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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #11 on: 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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Re: Remember my seeding grapefruit?
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2019, 11:57:57 AM »
One of the siblings... Nice!