Indian River sweet orange

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck RUTACEAE

CRC 3859

PI 539623

Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC. Photo rights.

Source: Received as seed from Seedling from CRC 3555, old budline Indian River, 1958.

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: January to March

Notes and observations:

Six seedling budlines were fruited at Lindcove, all appeared identical.

3/23/1987, EMN: Most fruit on ground at this time.

2/8/1988, EMN: A typical seedy sweet orange of early maturity; many seeds.

Availability: Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Indian River sweet orange