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Grapefruit seedling (CRC 343)

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)

 

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C-35 left, Carrizo right, 25 year old trees.
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Photos by Toni Siebert and David Karp, CVC, 5/22/2008.
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