Star Ruby Grapefruit,South Africa price supplier

Star Ruby

This variety originated in Texas in 1959. The rind is smooth and the fine skin is yellow with a red background. The internal flesh is deep red. It is the most heavily pigmented grapefruit, and rarely has more than one or two seeds. The flesh has high juice content and is as sweet as or sweeter than Marsh and other pigmented varieties.

In many countries Star Ruby trees are less vigorous than most varieties and under most conditions in the USA are less productive and bear smaller fruit, but not so in South Africa where they are precocious and the tree form has a more compact bushy growth habit and bears most of the fruit in the bottom third of the tree.