Citrus paradisi Macfadyen
CRC 343
PI 539475
VI 245 (No longer available)
Source
Received by Dr. Fawcett's #44, Florida collection, 1914.
Parentage/origins
Parents unknown
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
January to May
Notes and observations
One of the better grapefruit rootstocks-used as a source in rootstock trials.
3/18/1988, EMN: Smallish fruit for a grapefruit; very seedy. Foliage is different from typical grapefruit--leaves are more rounded at the apex and tend to be cupped.
Availability
No longer available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. This accession no longer has an approved budsource. Please refer to the CCPP for information on another approved budsource or to start a reintroduction inquiry.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Grapefruit seedling (CRC 343)