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Citrus Fruit Developed in Rio Grande Valley TX871 |
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Citrus Fruit Developed in Rio Grande Valley
Red-Meat Grapefruit
Unique and colorful product of saline-alkaline soil of Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Bred of Thompson Pink Wood budded on Sour Orange rootstock. Two nurserymen, A.E. Henninger of Mission and Dr. J.R. Webb of Donna, discovered red fruit in their orchards in 1929. They cast lots and Henninger won right to get a patent. He named his variety "Ruby Red," and was issued U.S. Plant Patent No.53. Dr. Webb's new strain, "Red Blush," is equally popular. Both varieties, with rose-colored meat and red-tinged rinds, are sweet, early, delectable fruits.
State Historical Survey Committee, 1966.
Texas A&M Experiment Station, Right parking lot, marker on 2nd bldg. doorway, US-83, 1½ miles E. of Weslaco, Hidalgo County Texas
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