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Post by Laaz on Jul 1, 2019 20:11:04 GMT -5
Many of you probably remember the grapefruit I planted from seed back in 2005-06. It has become a very nice producing tree and is nor over 25ft tall & produces hundreds of excellent fruit every year. Never let anyone tell you that something can't be done. I have another one in the back yard the same size that was planted at the same time. 7-01-2019   The trunk is almost the size of a 5 gal. bucket.  |
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Post by Laaz on Jul 1, 2019 20:11:41 GMT -5
The fruit are already the size of baseballs.
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Post by Glenn50 on Jul 1, 2019 22:42:15 GMT -5
Beautiful grapefruit. Around this time of the year the grapefruit in New Zealand (NZ grapefruit or poormans orange) are loaded. Unfortunately I and the wife can't eat them anymore because of medication side effects and the neighbours don't so their fruit eventually just ends up rotting on the ground. You must be one of the lucky ones.
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Post by adriano on Jul 2, 2019 1:46:44 GMT -5
I remember the tree from old forum. It has doubled or tripled since then. Does it lose leaves in winter? Does it stop vegetate in winter? it looks like it grows whole year.
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Post by Laaz on Jul 2, 2019 4:56:07 GMT -5
We usually only get 7-10 nights a year where it drops below freezing for a few hours.
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Post by Laaz on Jul 2, 2019 5:36:53 GMT -5
This was the tree about 3 years from seed.  |
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Post by adriano on Jul 2, 2019 7:04:38 GMT -5
Probably rains a lot.
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toofarnorth
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West Central Ga. USA. Z8a
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Post by toofarnorth on Jul 2, 2019 7:42:42 GMT -5
Nice looking tree, Laaz. I only hope my Flame grapefruit looks that good one day.
TFN
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brian
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Pennsylvania zone6 w/ heated greenhouse
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Post by brian on Jul 2, 2019 8:44:53 GMT -5
I have a Flame also, in my greenhouse. Hoping it looks that nice one day soon.
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Post by adriano on Jul 3, 2019 16:26:31 GMT -5
I have star Ruby 5 years old. It grows very slow
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Post by Laaz on Jul 3, 2019 16:44:16 GMT -5
Grapefruit love heat & humidity, they seem to thrive on it.
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Post by adriano on Jul 4, 2019 1:35:01 GMT -5
my misses humidity
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Post by sc4001992 on Jul 8, 2019 10:10:07 GMT -5
very nice seedling !
I grew a pomelo seedling and its growing well with good tasting fruit. Not as big as your tree but it does grow fast, need to cut back to 12ft every year since my yard space is limited. It recently started to have a few variegated branches so I will try to isolate it.
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Post by Laaz on Jul 8, 2019 11:36:04 GMT -5
Variegated? Put me down for a stick or two!
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Yorgos
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Houston, TX near NRG Stadium USDA Zone 9a
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Post by Yorgos on Jul 16, 2019 21:17:16 GMT -5
That’s a beautiful tree.
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