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Valencia orange seedling

Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck

CRC 272 (This variety was de-accessioned in 03/2011)
PI 539655


Source

Received from Dr. Fawcett's #105, Florida collection, 1914.


Parentage/origins

Was thought to be a seedling from a paperrind-type sweet orange.


Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange


Season of ripeness at Riverside

March to July


Notes and observations

6/1952, WPB:  This does not appear to be paperrind--it appears to be a Valencia.

3/23/1987, EMN: This accession had seedling yellows, removed by thermotherapy. The rind is not thin-appears mis-labelled.

2/08/1988, EMN: Fruit compared with Valencia and it do appear to be one.

4/16/2008, TS: The rind is not thin, appears to be a regular Valencia-type.


Availability

Not commercially available in California.

 

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Valencia orange seedling

 

 

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Photos by Toni Siebert, CVC, 4/11/2008. Photo rights. C-35 1st, Carrizo 2nd, 25 year old trees.
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