World of CitrusCroxton Grapefruit
Tropical Fruit Forum reply #6 attributes Croxton Grapefruit to a hardy grapefruit seedling raised from seed in Columbia, South Carolina, by Dr. Robert Rodney Croxton. The seed and pollen parents are undocumented.
The source attributes raising the original Columbia seedling to Dr. Robert Rodney Croxton; the stored party label differs.
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Forum accounts describe Croxton as pink grapefruit with general grapefruit flavor and a reputation for cold hardiness. McKenzie suspects Thompson Pink, but does not establish that identification. Citradia repeats hearsay of survival at 14°F without protection; no tree or exposure is identified. The available accounts do not document a formal selection decision.
Sources describe the seedling and its reputation; a formal selection decision or selector role is not documented. The source names Dr. Robert Rodney Croxton, while the stored party label differs.
Stan McKenzie reports receiving a Croxton grapefruit budstick from Dr. Croxton on a cold January morning, which he recalls as 14°F; this was the weather at transfer, not an exposure of a Croxton tree. Tropical Fruit Forum reply #6 separately attributes the Columbia seedling and its propagation to Dr. Robert Rodney Croxton. Neither source gives the transfer date.
Stan McKenzie reports receiving a Croxton budstick from Dr. Croxton; the historical account names Dr. Robert Rodney Croxton, while the stored party label differs.