A new grapefruit variety, Star Ruby, is described and compared with other commercial pigmented grapefruit varieties. The fruit has a red-tinged yellow peel with red blushes.
Peel color begins showing in late summer.
The flesh of the Star Ruby is redder than the Ruby Red variety and is suitable for sectioning. The juice of the Star Ruby is higher in soluble solids and acid than the Ruby Red variety. It is a bushy, compact tree. The cambium of the trunk and larger branches is red, the intensity of the color being greatest when cambial activity is lowest. The leaves appear lighter green than other varieties.