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Croxton grapefruit in Virginia Beach, VA (2006 Expo update)

 
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NorthVaBeach



Joined: 14 Aug 2012
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Location: Virginia Beach, Va
Posted: Thu 16 Aug, 2012 11:16 pm
This is a 2011 crop of 15 grapefruit produced by a branch grafted at the time of the 2006 Citrus Expo. I thought the Expo visitors would like to see the end result.

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igor.fogarasi
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Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
Posted: Fri 17 Aug, 2012 5:26 am
Very nice grapefruit crop in a picturesque environment! Very Happy

P.S. Next time, make sure you have a direct URL of an image inside the enclosing img tag. Welcome to the forum!
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Laaz
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Joined: 12 Nov 2005
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
Posted: Fri 17 Aug, 2012 8:37 am
Great photo. I'm surprised it fruits that far north, or is it in a container?

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NorthVaBeach



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Location: Virginia Beach, Va
Posted: Fri 17 Aug, 2012 4:08 pm
The Croxton grapefruit was grown in the ground without any protection. It was grafted onto Poncirus T. root stock that also supports a citransquat and a citrus taiwanica (pictured in the background). The succession of fruit crops are 1,2,15, and 5 (this year).
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
Posted: Fri 17 Aug, 2012 4:11 pm
How close are you to the water (ocean)?

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NorthVaBeach



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Location: Virginia Beach, Va
Posted: Fri 17 Aug, 2012 4:44 pm
The grapefruit was grown about one mile from the oceanfront (by the way the crow flies), about 3 miles from the Chesapeake Bay, and about 1/4 mile from an esturary, "the narrows" of Broad Bay.
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Laaz
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Posted: Fri 17 Aug, 2012 5:42 pm
OK, so you are quite a bit warmer than most of VA.

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