| Marker Number |
871 |
| Atlas Number |
5215000871 |
| Marker Title |
Citrus Fruit Developed in Rio Grande Valley - Red-Meat Grapefruit |
| Index Entry |
Citrus Fruit Developed in Rio Grande Valley - Red-Meat Grapefruit |
| Address |
2401 E. US Business 83 |
| City |
Weslaco |
| County |
Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
603768 |
| UTM Northing |
2893270 |
| Subject Codes |
agriculture, general; botany |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Texas A&M Agrilife Research Extension Center. Enter Station and go right into parking lot. Marker is in doorway of second building on left. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Unique and colorful product of saline-alkaline soil of Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Bred of Thompson Pink Wood budded on Sour Orange rootstock. Two nurserymen, A. E. Henninger of Mission and Dr. J. R. Webb of Donna, discovered red fruit in their orchards in 1929. They cast lots and Henninger won right to get a patent. He named his variety "Ruby Red," and was issued U.S. Plant Patent No. 53. Dr. Webb's new strain, "Red Blush," is equally popular. Both varieties, with rose-colored meat and red-tinged rinds, are sweet, early, delectable fruits. (1966) |
