Caffin clementine

Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka

CRC 3987

PI 539184

VI 491  

Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC. Photo rights.

Source: Received as budwood from Morocco, 1987.

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: October to December

Notes and observations:

4/1988, EMN: Is reported to be earlier, better colored, has slightly thicker rind so ships well. However, it has several drawbacks including more mild taste, small fruit, tends to fruit splitting, slow tree growth, poor parthenocarpic activity requiring GA treatment for fruit setting, sensitivity to soil salinity, mites.

Availability: Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Caffin clementine

CVC Fruit Quality Data for Caffin clementine