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Nicaraguan lemon

Citrus limon L. Burm.f.

CRC 3841
PI 539209


Source

Received as seed from Import by W. Reuther, probably from Nicaragua, 1976.


Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.

 

Rootstocks of accession

Yuma Ponderosa lemon.


Season of ripeness at Riverside

December to January


Notes and observations

11/13/1987, EMN: Ratty looking tree, not compact & attractive like Meyer lemon. Fruit are small, light yellow, have persistant style. Fruit interior appearance & flavor are very lemon-like. Very seedy. Foliage has citron characteristics to a slight extent.


Availability

Not commercially available in California.


USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Nicaraguan lemon

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.
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