it depends on the rootstock, some rootstocks grow dwarf like flying dragon and some will grow to be large trees

Hi yellowthumb!!

How are you?

Yes I have a ruby red grapefruit, about 6 inches tall from a cutting...lol..Tiny, but healthy, and it is already about to produce buds...Sometimes I like starting my own trees from childhood,not from seed tho, different story, so they have to get use to my care, the shape I like them in, and use to their surroundings....LOL..
Sort of like buying a puppy and raising it to be what you would like it to be, hopefully, instead of buying a full grown one and having to worry if it will respond to it's new care and owner.....

I had one that was on a rootstock two winters ago, but I bought it full of BLOOMS, WOW so full of BLOOMS and healthy, but along with it came spidermites that were so abundant, that I had to return it almost immediately..So I never had the chance to see how well it did with me. But BOY, was it a most beautiful citrus I ever saw. Most fragrant too. Seemed it would do well, without the mites of course, those dang things!!

I have been battleing them on ALL my other plants ever since...

Take care of yourself..Keep in touch!:-)

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the response, I know you have it. I am sure it's in the right mix:) I think it's going to take off next year and you will have a giant fruit.

I am going to get one Chandler Pomelo and Chinese Pomelo imported from four winds. I will see how it goes.

BTW, did you put your Ponderonsa lemon in the gritty mix? I repoted mine into the gritty mix, it grew tons of new roots but no new growth for some reason.

Thanks and keep in touch:)

I have a ruby red grapefruit purchased at WalMart last November in sad condition in one of those 12" x 4" plastic thingies. It went into a container along with a valencia Orange in a container also. We put the lime and the lemon in the ground. Those Containers are growing faster and bigger. Strange. They are all on a drip system, so get water every 2 days for 2 hours on a 1/2 gallon emitter. I put my coffee grounds on all of them, but the containers rock!! The lime is doing better than the lemon at the moment, but the lemon just put out a huge branch which I pinched to stop it. All the rest have put out at least 8 branches with multiple leaves. I'm thinking fruit next year.
Suzi