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Valentine Pummelo
Valentine Pummelo
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The Valentine Pummelo (Citrus maxima 'Valentine') is a premium citrus variety known for its large, sweet, and juicy fruit with vibrant pink-red flesh. With a thick, easy-to-peel rind and low-acid flavor, it’s perfect for fresh eating, juicing, or adding a colorful, gourmet touch to salads and desserts.
🍊 Fruit Characteristics
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Size & Shape: Extra-large, typically weighing 2–4 pounds or more, with a round to slightly pear-shaped form and a thick, pale-yellow rind.
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Flavor: Sweet, mild, and juicy with a subtle citrus aroma and low acidity.
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Seed Content: Mostly seedless or contains very few seeds.
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Segments: Contains large, tender, juicy segments that are easy to separate.
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Harvest Season: Ripens from late winter through early spring, with fruit holding well on the tree for several weeks.
🌳 Tree Characteristics
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Mature Size: Reaches 15–20 feet in height and width when planted in the ground; smaller when grown in containers.
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Growth Habit: Upright and moderately spreading, making it suitable for home orchards, patios, or landscape planting.
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Hardiness Zones: Thrives in USDA Zones 9–11; can tolerate brief cooler periods with protection.
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Pollination: Self-fertile; does not require another tree for fruit production.
🌱 Planting & Care
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Sunlight: Requires full sun for optimal growth and fruit production.
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Soil: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil.
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Watering: Keep soil consistently moist, especially during fruit development, but avoid waterlogging.
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Fertilization: Apply a balanced, slow-release citrus fertilizer in early spring and mid-summer.
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Pruning: Prune lightly to maintain shape and remove any dead or diseased wood.
The Valentine Pummelo tree is an excellent choice for home gardeners seeking a spectacular citrus tree that produces large, sweet, and visually stunning fruit perfect for fresh eating, juicing, or culinary use throughout the winter and early spring months.
Important: Citrus Delivery & HLB Information
Delivery schedule: We group citrus deliveries approximately twice a month, targeting the first and last Friday. Dates are estimates, not guaranteed. We confirm each delivery after verifying nursery availability and routing.
HLB and availability: Citrus stock and transportation are subject to availability and California citrus quarantine restrictions. Every tree is inspected before delivery, but inspection cannot guarantee freedom from latent disease or future exposure. Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, is a serious bacterial disease affecting California citrus.
Warranty: We do not offer a voluntary post-delivery citrus tree health or survival warranty. This does not limit rights or remedies required by law, including rights concerning the condition of trees when supplied.
Professional planting is available separately. Please contact us if you require a specific delivery date.
How ordering works
Use our website to request your preferred variety and container size. Submitting a request does not complete a purchase or guarantee availability. We verify stock and plant health, then confirm your selection, pricing and estimated delivery window. No payment is accepted until stock and plant health have been verified. If your selection is unavailable or does not meet our health standards, we discuss suitable alternatives with you before proceeding.
Delivery and professional planting are quoted separately unless expressly included. Explore professional planting or request a variety or specimen.
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