Ruby Red GrapefruitGrow Sweet, Juicy Ruby Red Grapefruit Right in Your Phoenix Backyard Ruby Red Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) is one of the most rewarding fruit trees you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. Reaching 1520 feet tall and wide at maturity, this vigorous citrus tree produces abundant crops of stunning ruby red to pink fleshed grapefruit with the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavor. Phoenixs long, hot growing season and mild winters make it an ideal citrus

providing meaningful shade and bloom coverage well ahead of slower-growing alternatives

or for a frost-pocket low spot where young plants will be damaged before they can establish

Yucca faxoniana is a favorite of landscape architects for contemporary desert gardens

Trees planted in fall establish 6–8 months of root structure before facing their first Phoenix summer

since it is vigorous and can climb 20 to 50 feet

It is not a fit for rich

Avoid summer planting when ground temperatures can scorch newly placed roots

Place 1–2 GPH emitters 18–24 inches from the base of the plant

using 4–6 GPH emitters per tree for larger sizes

Accent & Specimen Plant

Ground Cover on Slopes

Prune lightly after heavy bloom cycles to maintain shape