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Grapefruit Temperature Zone??

Little Tex

By Little Tex
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I'm in zone 9b and germinating grapefruit seeds, Am I pushing the zone too much? There are a few orange and lemons survivors.

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7 minutes ago, Little Tex said:

I'm in zone 9b and germinating grapefruit seeds, Am I pushing the zone too much? There are a few orange and lemons survivors.

Meyer lemons or real lemons?

You will probably need some protection on cold years, but a well established plant should handle the mid to high 20's.

Your biggest obstacle however is time, but dont worry about it.

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Seed grown grapefruit came back after the freeze too. Large trees were very common before the freeze. There were some small scale commerical grapefruit and pomelo (slightly less cold hardy) groves in the area. 

Hardened off trees can take a brief dip to high teens with only moderate dieback. No more "pushing the zone" than growing a queen palm. 

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Jonathan

Katy, TX (Zone 9a)

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Here is grapefruit coming back from 2F near Austin (not my pics)

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Katy, TX (Zone 9a)

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