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Citrus 'Cocktail'

Grapefruit
Rutaceae
Evergreen, Edible fruit, Trees

Labeled a grapefruit,but actually a mandarin-pummelo hybrid. Large fruit with greenish orange (or mottled orange-and-green) skin and pale orange, very seedy flesh. Sweeter than grapefruit, with distinctive flavor. Best quality in warm-summer areas, but worth growing in cooler regions.

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