Grapefruit 'Enzo' – Citrus × paradisi

Grapefruit is usually seen as one of the most cold-sensitive citrus. 'Enzo' is the exception: this French collection cultivar, given to Arche du Livradois by a customer, had already survived harsh winters with its previous owners. Here, at 1,000 m altitude, it has confirmed this for three winters, including the cold snap of January 2026.

• Botanical name: Citrus × paradisi 'Enzo'
• Hardiness: down to −12 °C
• Fruit: medium-sized, yellow skin with an orange tinge, firm and juicy flesh, seedless
• Ripening: December to March; left on the tree until May or June, it becomes very sweet
• Habit: weeping, moderately vigorous, very productive

In the garden

At altitude, grow it as we do, in the ground under an unheated cold greenhouse, or in a large pot brought into a frost-free place in winter. Light, deep, well-drained soil, compost in spring. Water regularly during the first years without letting the soil dry out completely.

The plant you receive

You receive a young grafted tree about 40 cm tall above the pot, low-grafted onto a Poncirus trifoliata rootstock from our own production. Planted young, it roots straight into your garden soil and establishes better than a tree kept in a pot for years.

Because it is grafted low, the variety itself forms the trunk: the tree stands on its own without a stake and can regrow from above the graft after a severe frost. All our citrus trees are grown at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois, never in a heated greenhouse, with organic fertiliser only.

Grafted trees are shipped from June; the rest of the year, you can pre-order them.