Tunisian sour orange (CRC 2438)

Citrus aurantium L.

CRC 2438
PI 85728

Source

Received as budwood from Nabeuil, SE of Tunis, collected by Fawcett, 1930.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, Yuma Ponderosa lemon

Season of ripeness at Riverside

December to February

Notes and observations

12/1986, EMN: Bigaradia or sour orange type especially prized for its flowers for perfume, as used in southern France. Flattened, large fruits and petioles not so broadly winged. Said by Dr. Fawcett to be from a very fine parent. This cultivar has not done well on Carrizo & C-35 citrange rootstocks. The original tree planted in field on C-35 quickly declined and was replaced; the tree on Carrizo is now declining rapidly. To date it has done well on Yuma Ponderosa lemon (planted 1985).

2/24/1988, EMN: Fruit is flattened at both ends, often slightly concave at the blossom end and exhibits a small navel structure on most fruits. Typical sour orange inside.

2/11/2008, OJB, TS, & DK: Medium size, tender flesh; typical sour orange in form and flavor, but early maturing.