Aziza sweet orange

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck RUTACEAE

CRC 3403
PI 262374

Source

Received as seed from Dr. John Carpenter, USDCS, Indio CA, 1960.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown. Originally from the Station Experimentale de Sidi Slimane, Morocco.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

January to March

Notes and observations

J. Carpenter: A sweet orange with ornamental characteristics.

2/8/1988, EMN: Not "nearly seedless" but seeds are few. Otherwise fruit of this accession fits C.I. description very well.

Description from The Citrus Industry Vol. 1 (1967)

"This Moroccan variety is a beledi selection or unknown origin that was formerly of local importance and has now been replaced largely with better varieties. The fruit matures in midseason and is nearly seedless, medium-small, and oblong to oval, with a medium-thick, tightly adherent rind. The flesh is tender, melting, and of good flavor. The tree is moderately vigorous, somewhat upright, and possesses an alternate bearing tendency."