Dwarf Redblush Grapefruit
Citrus paradisi 'Dwarf Redblush'
Improved dwarf variety with fewer seeds and richer blush red color to the flesh and rind. Fruit lasts well on the tree, ripening in winter through spring. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus pa-ra-DEE-see |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 8 to 12 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Dwarf Plant, Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2462 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
All citrus trees are the perfect combination of ornamental and edible plant values, but dwarf citrus are even more versatile because they fit in limited spaces. Make this a single accent tree in gardens were fragrance can be appreciated close up. Add to foundation planting outside a window. If low foliage is left in place these double as a background foliage plant for more colorful shrubs and tropcials. Integrate into existing beds and borders. Grow orchard style in a grid or a allee for optimal care and fruit production. Outstanding small tree for large terra cotta pots in the Italian style that may be moved for winter protection in marginal areas.
History
Modern grapefruit are evolved from the original Citrus paradisi, named by a Scots botanist in Jamaica, James Macfayden in the early 19th century for plants first discovered in Barbados. The grapefruit is believed to be a result of crossing the pommelo with the sweet orange retaining most of the characteristics of pommelo. The red coloring in this grapefruit points to its ancestry as the Foster in 1907, the first pink grapefruit. About mid-century breeding technology gave birth to a host of new pink varieties among them, Redblush, developed in Texas in 1970.
Lore
The origin of grapefruit is not well documented. Its name was inspired by the heavy crops of fruit on the earlest plants resembling grape clusters. Also known as shaddock. Grapefruit can have a number of interactions with modern drugs.
Improved dwarf variety with fewer seeds and richer blush red color to the flesh and rind. Fruit lasts well on the tree, ripening in winter through spring. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
All citrus trees are the perfect combination of ornamental and edible plant values, but dwarf citrus are even more versatile because they fit in limited spaces. Make this a single accent tree in gardens were fragrance can be appreciated close up. Add to foundation planting outside a window. If low foliage is left in place these double as a background foliage plant for more colorful shrubs and tropcials. Integrate into existing beds and borders. Grow orchard style in a grid or a allee for optimal care and fruit production. Outstanding small tree for large terra cotta pots in the Italian style that may be moved for winter protection in marginal areas.
History
Modern grapefruit are evolved from the original Citrus paradisi, named by a Scots botanist in Jamaica, James Macfayden in the early 19th century for plants first discovered in Barbados. The grapefruit is believed to be a result of crossing the pommelo with the sweet orange retaining most of the characteristics of pommelo. The red coloring in this grapefruit points to its ancestry as the Foster in 1907, the first pink grapefruit. About mid-century breeding technology gave birth to a host of new pink varieties among them, Redblush, developed in Texas in 1970.
Lore
The origin of grapefruit is not well documented. Its name was inspired by the heavy crops of fruit on the earlest plants resembling grape clusters. Also known as shaddock. Grapefruit can have a number of interactions with modern drugs.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus pa-ra-DEE-see |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 8 to 12 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Dwarf Plant, Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2462 |
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