Orbon lemon hybrid

Citrus hybrid

CRC 4140

Source

Received as budwood from the UCR Breeding Program, 2002.

Parentage/origins

'Orbon' resulted from "pollination of the 'Lisbon' lemon by a variety of blood orange" by HB Frost at the CES, Riverside, in the early decades of the 20th century (Frost, 1948, p 899).

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, Citrus macrophylla

Season of ripeness at Riverside

Unknown at this time.

Notes and observations

'Orbon' resulted from "pollination of the 'Lisbon' lemon by a variety of blood orange" by HB Frost at the CES, Riverside, in the early decades of the 20th century (Frost, 1948, p 899). Budwood collected from UCR Breeding Block. CRC 6A-08-07. Field tree planted 1968-1969; more information on bud source not known.

Frost, HB. 1948. Genetics and breeding. The Citrus Industry. Vol I. Univ California Press, Berkeley, California. Pg 817-913