STAR RUBY GRAPEFRUIT – BEAUTIFUL DEEP RUBY RED COLOR
Botanical Name: Citrus x paradisi cultivar “STAR RUBY”
Description: Produces very large, round fruit with thick skin. Ripe fruit has red blushed skin. The flesh is deep ruby red in color. Very juicy with very good flavor. It is seedless.
Ripens: From June (dependent on local climatic conditions)
Height & Spread: 3m x 3 m (approximately 10 ft x 10 ft), mainly dependent on pruning practices.
General:
- Medium sized fruit, open tree. Slow grower.
- Does not tolerate extreme drought or heat
- Sensitive to frost. For warmer areas only
- Fruits last long on the tree
- Produces fragrant white flowers in summer
- Suited to frost-free areas only. It will tolerate light to moderate frost when established and if planted in a protected spot.
- Can be used as an evergreen, ornamental shade tree in smaller gardens.
- Can be grown exceptionally well in containers/pots.
Care:
- Very well drained, light aerated soil is essential. Avoid clay soils.
- When planting in pots, ensure that adequate drainage is provided and use a good quality bark based potting soil with added river sand.
- Best fruit production is in full sun but tolerates semi-shade as well.
- Citrus are heavy feeders, so apply 6:1:5 or 20-20-20 fertilizer monthly, or use your choice of organic fertilizer option.
- They will also benefit from regular applications of magnesium sulphate (epsom salts) and iron chelates.
- Keep plants moist but be careful of over watering.
- Keep an eye out for aphids, scale. Mealy bugs and citris pslla (treat with any product containing imadacloprid).
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