Rio Red
Variety of Grapefruit · Citrus paradisi
Sweet, deep red Texas grapefruit with stable colour – the core of the 'Rio Star' brand.
Also known as: Rio Star
9🇺🇸 USA 1984
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourjuicysweetrefreshing
Profile
- Parentage
- Bestrahlungsmutant aus der Ruby-Red-Linie (Hensz-Selektion)
- Breeder
- R. A. Hensz, Texas A&I University
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 380 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, seedless fruit with red-blushed rind and deep red, colour-stable flesh. Very sweet and juicy, low acidity.
Growth
Strong, productive tree, well adapted to the hot Rio Grande Valley.
Yield
High yields; holds intense red colour through the season better than Ruby Red.
Notes
Marketed together with Star Ruby under the protected 'Texas Rio Star' brand.
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