Carte Noir clementine

Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka

CRC 4054

PI 654843

VI 627

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

Source: Received as budwood from San Guiliano, Corsica, date unknown.

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: October to December

Notes and observations:

SRA, San Guiliano, Corsica. Also known as 'Bekria' and 'Clementine 2000', this is a Moroccan selection of natural mutation, discovered in 1968 (September in Morocco) and seedless when pollinators absent, but low acid and poor rind color. 

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

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Carte Noir clementine

CVC Fruit Quality Data for Carte Noir clementine