Grapefruit Trees
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Oroblanco Grapefruit Tree
The Oroblanco Grapefruit is the most popular white fleshed variety and is also known as the "Sweetie". The fruit is large, seedless, oblong or round shape, with smooth yellow skin. The rind is very thick and a creamy white... -
Rio Red Grapefruit Tree
Citrus × paradisi Red Rio Grapefruit trees produce the dark red flesh grapefruit. It has an amazing, deep, ruby red color flesh with juicy, delicious, sweet, and acidic flavors. The fruit is round with smooth skin that is yellow-orange with...
Grapefruit Trees For Sale
Grapefruit trees are evergreen. They grow well in the full sun and soil that drains well. The trees produce large fruits year round that are very nutritious. The trees do not lose their leaves in the winter and growing as standard trees with a single trunk that branching out a few feet from the ground, where people and objects can walk and be placed below the canopy. We also grow dwarf Grapefruit trees. In dwarf trees at a young age the tip of dwarf tree is cut/topped immediately after the graft. This prevents a single trunk and the canopy is then pruned to a round shape low to the ground. Branches are low and the fruit is easy to pick.
Plant grapefruit trees in the Full Sun. Use high quality planting mix and fertilizers and make sure soil drains well. Plant level to ground. Use extra soil to create good watering well above the ground around the root zone to collect water accordingly when watered. Generally, water deeply planted trees once to three times a week (1 – 3x/wk ) until trees established. Heavy pruning should be done in the winter while it is cooler and trees are not flowering. Summer thinning is important to manage the trees shape, energy, and health. In home orchards, space trees about 10 feet apart although trees can be planted as close as 6 feet apart if kept small. Space trees about 10 feet apart on average in home orchards.
PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT SHIP CITRUS TREES OUTSIDE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Plant Care Information
How To Water
The quantity and frequency to water citrus trees depend on factors such as plant size, soil type, and the seasonal time of the year. A newly planted 5-gallon size citrus tree should receive about 5 gallons of water weekly during the Winter, twice per week in the Spring and Fall, and 3-4 times per week in the Summer depending on how clay to sandy is the soil. A 15-gallon size tree would require about 15 gallons of water.
To Water by hose – Create a raised berm creating a ring wider than the tree’s canopy and flood the interior well with a hose multiple times until the soil is saturated.
Sprinklers – Run time 15 – 25 minutes for 15-gallon size
Bubbler – Run 7 minutes at 2 GPM for 15 gallon size
Drip – Run 1 hour with 5 heads at 4 GPH for 15-gallon size
Increase the amount of water as the tree grows depending on the soil and space available.
Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition
Fertilize citrus trees with a balanced fertilizer. Use the manufacturers general recommendations. Organic sources of fertilizer include manure and blood meal. Bone meal is a great source of phosphorus. Potash is often used as an organic potassium input in agriculture. Specialty fertilizers that contain a balanced amount of NPK are commonly available and often sold as citrus food.
Winter Pruning and Summer Thinning
Prune fruit trees in the Winter to maintain size and shape to prepare for Spring growth. Thin the tree in the Summer, and remove excessive fruits. Remove any dry twigs and branches. Cut off any new growth below the graft or very low in the tree, this will direct the plant’s energy to its main branches. Thin your trees during the Spring and Summer seasons to ensure the plant’s energy is directed as desired. If the plant provides an overly large quantity of fruits for that branch. Reduce the quantity of fruit so that what remains grows larger. This will also prevent broken limbs. Harvest ripe fruit to prevent undesired pests.
Harvesting and Pest Management
The basics of integrated pest management is cleanliness and the use of a combination of methods. This means we use of organic pesticide when the pest population reaches a threshold that requires action. Horticultural oils such as Neem oil is an organic pesticide that controls tiny, soft bodied insects. Use organic Bordeaux and Liqui-cop to manage fungus causing diseases such as powdery mildew, rust, and leaf-curls.
Keep a clean environment, free of weeds and dropped fruit that host insects or attract animals. Harvest when fruit reaches size and store indoors. Use repellants and bird netting to protect your harvest from other animals.