Citrus limon L. Burm.f.
CRC 2899
PI 133875
VI 992
Source
Received as budwood from another tree growing at the CRC, Riverside, Ca.
Parentage/origins
Reported to have originally come from New Zealand at an unknown time.
Rootstocks of accession
Yuma Ponderosa lemon
Season of ripeness at Riverside
Unknown at this time.
Notes and observations
1/14/1988, EMN: Slight to pronounced pink flesh color. No foliage variegation at all.
TJSW, 2020: This selection is known to have reversions back to yellow fleshed fruit. With the Variegated Pink Flesh Eureka selection, this situation is easy to detect because the reverted branches will lose variegation as well. With this Italian Pink selection you are unable to see if the fruit is from a reverted branch until the fruit is cut open which is problematic.
Availability
Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Click here to order budwood.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Italian pink fleshed lemon
CVC Fruit Quality data for Italian Pink lemon
Controls used in evaluations were Limoneira 8A Lisbon lemon.
| CULTIVAR | LOCATION | DATE | ROOT | AGE | SSC1 (%) | SSC2 (%) | Mean SSC | tit1 (V/ml) | tit2 (V/ml) | Mean tit | Citric acid (%) | SSC/TA | # FRUIT | WEIGHT | AVG. WT. | RIND | SEEDS | AVG. SEEDS | JUICE WT. | % JUICE |
| Italian Pink | Riverside | 9/28/2016 | CMAC | 4 | 6.80 | 6.80 | 6.80 | 17.20 | 16.86 | 17.03 | 4.15 | 1.64 | 20 | 2469.40 | 123.47 | 80.00 | 83.00 | 4.15 | 870.00 | 704.62 |
| Italian Pink | Riverside | 9/28/2016 | YPL | 32 | 7.50 | 7.60 | 7.55 | 17.70 | 18.16 | 17.93 | 4.35 | 1.73 | 20 | 2290.40 | 114.52 | 87.00 | 55.00 | 2.75 | 714.80 | 624.17 |
| Italian Pink | Riverside | 10/6/2017 | CMAC | 5 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 15.95 | 16.22 | 16.09 | 3.92 | 1.79 | 20 | 2547.80 | 127.39 | 80.00 | 63.00 | 3.15 | 1006.00 | 789.70 |
| Italian Pink | Riverside | 10/6/2017 | YPL | 33 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 19.04 | 18.99 | 19.01 | 4.63 | 1.53 | 20 | 2293.20 | 114.66 | 53.00 | 83.00 | 4.15 | 842.60 | 734.87 |
| Italian Pink | Riverside | 11/13/2018 | CMAC | 6 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 16.61 | 16.60 | 16.61 | 4.05 | 1.63 | 20 | 2556.60 | 127.83 | 83.00 | 28.00 | 1.40 | 1074.20 | 840.33 |
| Italian Pink | Riverside | 11/13/2018 | YPL | 34 | 7.80 | 7.80 | 7.80 | 20.71 | 19.76 | 20.24 | 4.91 | 1.59 | 20 | 2251.60 | 112.58 | 94.00 | 61.00 | 3.05 | 837.80 | 744.18 |
