Ray Ruby
Variety of Grapefruit Β· Citrus paradisi
Deeply coloured, seedless Ruby Red mutation with stable red pigment, widespread in Florida.
πΊπΈ USA 1970
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourjuicysweetrefreshing
Profile
- Parentage
- Knospenmutation von Ruby Red
- Breeder
- Ray-Selektion (Florida)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 360 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium-large, seedless fruit with blushed rind and deep red flesh that retains its colour through the season.
Growth
Productive, well-adapted tree.
Yield
High yields; better colour stability than classic Ruby Red.
Notes
Along with Flame and Henderson one of the leading red Florida varieties.
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