Wheeny Grapefruit
Thought to be a love child between a grapefruit and a pummelo. Big and round with a gentle bump at each end, its pale yellow skin is softly textured—not glassy-smooth like modern grapefruits—and when you cut it open? Juicy, tangy and refreshing. Will grow large with time very bountiful tree.
As a general rule our trees should fruit in the second autumn after you have planted them, given they receive good nurture and optimal conditions.
All of our Citrus trees are all grafted to appropriate rootstock, we use clean Aus Citrus virus indexed tested propagation material and budwood. You are assured of a premium, quality, professionally grown tree.
Thought to be a love child between a grapefruit and a pummelo. Big and round with a gentle bump at each end, its pale yellow skin is softly textured—not glassy-smooth like modern grapefruits—and when you cut it open? Juicy, tangy and refreshing. Will grow large with time very bountiful tree.
As a general rule our trees should fruit in the second autumn after you have planted them, given they receive good nurture and optimal conditions.
All of our Citrus trees are all grafted to appropriate rootstock, we use clean Aus Citrus virus indexed tested propagation material and budwood. You are assured of a premium, quality, professionally grown tree.
Thought to be a love child between a grapefruit and a pummelo. Big and round with a gentle bump at each end, its pale yellow skin is softly textured—not glassy-smooth like modern grapefruits—and when you cut it open? Juicy, tangy and refreshing. Will grow large with time very bountiful tree.
As a general rule our trees should fruit in the second autumn after you have planted them, given they receive good nurture and optimal conditions.
All of our Citrus trees are all grafted to appropriate rootstock, we use clean Aus Citrus virus indexed tested propagation material and budwood. You are assured of a premium, quality, professionally grown tree.
This heritage beauty hails from Wheeny Creek near Kurrajong in New South Wales and is thought to be a love child between a grapefruit and a pummelo. And yes, it’s a bit different… in the best way. Big and round with a gentle bump at each end, its pale yellow skin is softly textured—not glassy-smooth like modern grapefruits—and when you cut it open? Juicy, tangy and refreshing. Not for the sugar-shy, but oh so satisfying if you like your citrus with a zing. Or you're a Marmalade maker looking for a new direction.
The tree itself is a bit of a character—vigorous, bold, and generous. Its leaves are long and slightly puckered, like they’ve been thinking deep thoughts.
What’s especially clever about the Wheeny is that it ripens well in places most grapefruits sulk—cool coastal climates, southern states, or anywhere without that intense citrus heat.
That’s why it became such a star in Australian and New Zealand gardens from the 1930s, and why it still deserves a spot in your backyard or front yard, or orchard today.
