JACKSON GRAPEFRUIT – LOW SEEDED WITH SWEETER
Botanical Name: Citrus x paradisi cultivar “JACKSON”
Description: Medium sized, rounded fruit with smooth skin. The skin turns creamy to light yellow when fully ripe. The flesh is dark cream in color, juicy and has a strong flavor. It has a sweeter taste than most grapefruits. Low seeded.
Ripens: From July (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, compact growing tree
- Has good fruit production
- Sensitive to frost. For warmer areas only
- Most heat tolerant than most other grapefruit varieties
- 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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