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Dwarf Rio Red Grapefruit Tree (age: 1 Year, Height: 18 - 26 In)

The Dwarf Rio Red Grapefruit tree “Citrus × paradisi” is genetically found to be of hybrid mix. Its parents are sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), an ancient hybrid of Asian origin, and the pomelo (C. maxima). Perhaps due to its genetic makeup, grapefruit trees tend to produce mutated fruits that are sometimes sweeter and more red-fleshed than the white-fleshed fruit made by the parent trees. This has resulted in the more delicious varieties we have today.Rio Red Grapefruit Trees, the main variety grown in Texas and Mexico, are fast growing, cold-resistant evergreen citrus trees of the flowering family Rutaceae. It originated as a natural mutation on a bud sport of a grapefruit tree cultivated from an irradiated budwood of a Ruby Red grapefruit seedling. This citrus tree variety was first released in 1984 by Texas A&M at Kirksville, which was then called Texas A&I University.The dwarf Rio Red Grapefruit Tree thrives in ground and in potted environments in the USDA growing zones 8 to 11, where it can get ample heat and sunlight to grow and produce a solid crop. It has a rounded top and spreading canopy paired with smooth, gray bark and densely packed glossy, deep-green leaves that are usually 6 inches long. The white, scented flowers of these citrus trees are usually in bloom in spring and after sometime give way to green fruit that mature in winter. The fruit produced by dwarf Rio Red grapefruit trees are as big as that of a standard-sized tree which are about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. The slightly pebbled fruit have pale-yellow rind that is frequently tinged with pink blush – this happens especially when 2 fruits grow against each other. Once you cut the fruit open you will find sweet, juicy flesh that are deep red in color.

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