Sarawak (Tahitian) pummelo
Also known as: Tahitian pummelo
A mild low-acid Pacific pummelo with juicy pink-tinged flesh; a sweet, gentle introduction to the pummelo group.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 28°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate-Vigorous
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate
- Drainage need
- Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Graft requirement
- Graft Required
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
Canopy killed at about 28°F.
Needs high heat to colour and sweeten.
Mid-season fruit (Dec-Feb).
moderate-vigorous
Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.
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Grows alike
similar to growHirado Buntan pummelo
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Chandler pummelo
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Reinking pummelo
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Valentine pummelo hybrid
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Star Ruby grapefruit
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Duncan grapefruit
wants the same heat to ripen · holds on the tree the same way
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksHirado Buntan pummelo
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Chandler pummelo
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Reinking pummelo
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Valentine pummelo hybrid
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Marsh grapefruit
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Ruby Red grapefruit
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
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