Ruby Sweet

Variety of Grapefruit · Citrus paradisi

Particularly sweet, mild red Florida grapefruit for acid-sensitive palates.

🇺🇸 USA 1990

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Large, seedless fruit with reddish rind and red flesh; notably sweet with very low acidity and little bitterness.

Productive tree of the red Florida type.

Good yields; marketed as a premium sweet grapefruit.

A brand/trade variety emphasising sweetness over texture.

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