Russell
IMPORTANT READ BEFORE Make your Grafting Request Order
We are only able to graft twice a year, Late Spring & Late Summer.
- If we receive the order between after September 24th and before May 1st, The trees will be grafted in Spring & should be ready by the end of the year.
- For orders made after May 01st and before of September 24th will be grafted in late Summer and should be ready in the Spring following year, May most likely.
Only Once the small tree has completed two flushes of growth since it was grafted do we consider it ready to leave our nursery.
(Estimated time is 6 to 8 months. Some varieties take longer time to growth)
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Russell is a pure West Indian type and one of the oldest varieties in Florida.
The original tree was planted in 1880 from a seed brought from Cuba, on the property of John Russell in Islemorada, Florida.
It was later killed in the 1935 Hurricane but not before Budwood was taken earlier that same year and top-worked to a tree in Homestead. Whereafter, ?Russell? became a somewhat common nursery tree for backyard growers.
Its shape is rather distinctive, pyriform with a characteristically very long neck. The skin is green and flesh yellow, with a mild flavor and containing a small seed.
Russell trees produce A-type flowers, bear well and typically mature their fruit from August to September.
Race: West Indian
Flower type: A
Country: Florida - USA