yup, one should be a clone

will that be the bigger one? and when is the best time to take them apart?

Both could well be clones.

No, that would be too tall. When I started the seeds I was thinking of air layering the top every two years or so. Wishful thinking???

You will start that whole leaf node conversation going.......maybe, if you air layer after its 14 foot tall

No, my understanding is that I want the nodes from the top if I want to eliminate height.

I'd take cuttings off the top at maybe 6 or 7 feet.

Dave what would be the reason?

Susanne, I've been tempted to try growing a grapefruit from seed - I'll be sure to stay tuned in to your progress. I saw either an orange or grapefruit tree in Florida this past weekend that was taller than the two story house it was planted behind. I was tempted to knock on the door...

(Sorry, off topic :))

-Kelley

grapefruit trees grow very fast. You can expect 7 feet in 2 years for a well cared grapefruit.

2 years for 6 feet on a slower growing tangerine tree.

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My tangerine was kill to within a foot of ground and has toped 7 feet in 2 more years.

6b Steve

Just purchase a grapefruit growing on Flying Dragon, and have fruit next year.

Silica I have no idea what kind of grapefruit that was. All I know it was very sweet, incredibly juicy and so easy to peel. What should I buy?

Susanne, I have no idea what variety of grapefruit you ate. I have never peeled a grapefruit in my entire life to eat them.

Don't buy nothing, don't you have enough Citrus hobbyist crap to deal with? want to eat a grapefruit buy one or go to the diner. LOL, i know I do, more than I need

Dave what would be the reason?

Whether you air-layer or take cuttings, it probably doesn't matter. But you'll want to take the growth that is nearest to the top of the plant. That growth is closer to becoming 'mature'. I have no idea how many years this will take though!

I am taking cuttings this summer of a Keraji mandarin that I grew from seed. The seedling plant is very vigorous and I took cuttings from the top 6 inches at around 6 feet. I'm hoping these cuttings take because the plant is getting too large to store in my garage (along with all the other plants). It has not bloomed yet. Perhaps it will need another 6 feet before it blooms? I have no idea.

I wonder if there are any northerners out there who have had luck getting fruit to actually ripen on container grapefruit.

Dave

Graft 4 or more buds to the base of your tree. Since the tree and T-Buds are the same variety you can let all grow.

6b Steve

I have seen a grapefruit here in MI and the tree is grafted (no clue on what nor kind of grapefruit) about 8' tall and at least 60 fruits on there. Fruits are bigger then a softball and I would see no reason why they should not ripen? Maybe I will find the time to look again this weekend. Still have to check if the tree managed to grow through the bottom of its 36" pot and if it did, must have been recently as the tree was not there last year.

Steve I had to read this again to understand what you are saying. I think that is genius. Will have a big root system, big stem and still loose height.

susanne, that grapefruit plant you posted looks like it's in a greenhouse and most likely has roots grown deeply into the ground. That pot looks really small for such a large plant. Yes, you can grow amazing things in a greenhouse. There are fruiting coconuts here in town at the US Botanical Garden -- it's under glass of course. I don't have a greenhouse, unfortunately!

Dave this grapefruit was not there last year. We go regularly to this place and not that big that we could have missed it. Next time we go I will have to ask