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The state fruit of Texas is the red grapefruit. Ruby Red,
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Henderson/Ray and Rio Red are the major varieties of
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grapefruits that are grown in Texas. These grapefruits are
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known for their red interiors and red tinted peels. Grapefruits
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can be white, pink or yellow in color. Most of the grapefruit
Did You Know?
trees grown in Texas come from nurseries in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
In Texas there are estimated to be more than
Here’s a bunch of information about the Grapefruit…
Even
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though grapefruits are much larger than grapes and they
peach trees!
grow on trees, not vines Jamaicans named them “grapefruit”
because they grow in clusters like grapes.
Growing Region:
Rio Grande Valley
Joke of the Month
Did You Know?
Texas is known for the red, seedless grapefruits, even
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Did you hear the joke about the peach?
though the first grapefruits were white and had seeds on
see answer below.
the inside.
East Texas
Growing Regions
Central Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Peach
You’re a Real Peach!
Peaches are the round, juicy fruits that
grow on a tree. They are fuzzy on the outside and have
one seed in the middle, called a pit. All peaches grown in
the state of Texas are hand harvested and are picked when
the fruit is firm and is a mixture of red and yellow on the
outside. Texas peaches can be found at local grocery stores,
farmers markets or in roadside stands sold directly from the
orchard grower.
Peach Pickers!
There are many orchards in Texas that allow
visitors to go and pick their own peaches and all kinds of
summer fruits and vegetables. Ask your parents to check
online to see if a u–pick orchard or farm is close to where
you live!
Growing Regions:
East Texas and Central Texas
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