The Starting Of A Grapefruit Tree

Snap! I've just planted some I sprouted from seed to. I didn't go to all the trouble you did; just stuck them in the ground & they grew. Quite surprising for here. They're doing well; nearly a foot tall now. They were organic, so might have more chance of bearing fruit. Even if they don't, the beautiful deep rich green leaves will make for a refreshing sight & one day will make an excellent shade tree! I have several dozen organic avocado trees I sprouted from seed & they're growing both in pots & in the ground now. The biggest is chest-high. Awesome big, deep dark green leaves. Some are Hass variety & the rest are Shepherds. All The Best with yours.

The Grapefruit is actually a hybrid between two completely different species (if I remember correctly it is a cross between a pomello, Citrus maxima, and a sweet orange Citrus sinensis). The plants which grow from your seeds, therefore, are unlikely to produce anything like the fruit which they came from (they COULD produce something totally new which will turn out to take the world by storm but it's much more likely that, if they do ever produce fruit, it won't be worth anything much!) Take heart from the fact that MANY of the fruit we cherish were the results of something that just 'happened' in the back gardens of people just like you. Any apple which is called a 'pippin' (such as Cox's Orange Pippin) was grown from a seed (or pip) which, by accident, produced a new variety of apple. One of the most sought-after varieties of avocado, the Hass avocado, was bred from seed by a postman named Rudolf Hass: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hass_avocado Who knows if we shall not see a new variety of grapefruit called the "Velvet"!

I think it is great that you have such a green thumb! I go through phases and sometimes I can work wonders and sometime I could almost kill a cactus! Hugs to you!

My garden had around a dozen orange trees and half dozen grapefruit trees. There was an old custom that used to be carried out around the grapefruit tree that was closest the house. Ashes - coal and wood dust - were scattered befor ethe tree blossomed or when it blossomed to ensure that the grapefruits were sweet. It worked too. Actually not so stupid as there waqs something in the ashes that provided nutrients to the tree. And boy, were they big and sweet. The best of luck with the plants. If they were planted where there was some shade then this may help. They could be planted in plastic bags or pots under they reached a decent size. Best of luck

I love to plant myself. My husband and I have planted so much stuff in our yard its crazy. We have two lemon trees, two orange tree and two grapefruit trees however none have bloom yet. We have two mango trees, five avocado trees. We also have a number of plaintain trees, along with bananas and green bananas. We have tomatoes, green peppers. We also have basil, rosemary and cilantro and an aloe tree. Oh we also have breadfruit and starfruit. I love living off the land there is nothing better then eating organic. Everything taste 100 percent better then store brought. We get grapefruits from my husbands cousins house and they are so delicious. I hope your grapefruit trees flourish and you enjoy them.

That is great that you can plant things and watch the stuff grew. I own a condo and I do not have any room to plant anything. We do live on the bottom floor and have a small fenced yard for our three children to play in. I am going to get the tomato plant that you can hang up and see if that grows this summer. I hope you are able to grew lots of things this summer.

It is possible to grow a Grapefruit tree from a seed, and would be fun doing it, but if you want to eat Grapefruit from your tree I'd advise buying a grafted specimen from a greenhouse.The only way to get a fruit tree that is true to the species is to graft a true specimen into a root-stalk. I Planted a grafted Ruby Red Grapefruit tree by my mobile at Alamo Palms RV Resort in Alamo Texas in Dec 2004 and today it is taller than the house and yields enough fruit each season to supply 2 people for 5 months. The grafted tree was just over 12 inches tall when it was planted.

I`m sure that you are having a lot of fun as this is one of the things that I do to have fun. I have some chrisantemus cuttings I stole from my mom`s garden. I don`t know the color. It might even be the same colors I have as she also steals from my house

hi, Planting trees and watching them growing have really a fun. Sowing seeds and watching their growth from the beginning is very interesting thing. We don't have garden so we can not enjoy planting trees.

Thats great, I used to do that with a few kinds of fruits in vegas. But after 3-4 months they would die from the heat. Good luck with yours there.

oh....realy,i love the plant too.

Ah this is very cool. All the best with growing your fruit trees. I used to go to a cottage that my grandparents had owned and there was a peach tree growing in the backyard. It was always fun to harvest several of the peaches every year when I was there and then turn them into a nice peach pie later that night. A lot of nice memories can be derived from things like a simple fruit tree, growing in its natural environment and bearing fruit for the ones who have access to it.