Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck RUTACEAE

CRC 366
PI 539615

Source

Received as budwood from Dr. Fawcett's #58, from Mr. Soar's nursery, Miami, Fla., 1914.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

January to March

Notes and observations

Not good at Miami, large coarse fruit. Said to be excellent farther north in Florida.

2/08/1988, EMN: Compact tree. A fairly large orange. Rough, poorly colored rind, seedy, good flavor, mid-season.

Availability

Not commercially available in California.

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