Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck
CRC 4063
PI 654851
VI 579
Source
Received as budwood from Citrus Exchange, Cape Province, South Africa, 2001.
Parentage/origins
A Washington navel orange selection.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
December to January
Notes and observations
JB: Contract cleanup for Hank Brokaw; should be OK to distribute as per John Bash. Discovered in 1956 on the Farm Laryn, property of PO Mouton & Sons, in the Citrusdal area, Western Cape. In 1959, 200 trees were propagated on the Farm Robyn by TFS Malherbe and G Joubert. Color development 3-5 week later than 'Washington' with variable fruit quality (information from Outspan, South Africa, 1995). Robyn was brought in by Brokaw and the agreement was that budwood would first be released to Brokaw Nursery and then after a period of 2 years would be made available through CCPP.
Availability
Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Click here to order budwood.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Robyn navel orange.
CVC Fruit Quality Data for Robyn navel orange
(Old format)
| CULTIVAR | SAMPLE LOCATION | DATE | NUMBER OF FRUIT PER SAMPLE | TOTAL LENGTH PER SAMPLE (cm) | TOTAL WIDTH PER SAMPLE (cm) | LENGTH /WIDTH RATIO | TOTAL WT PER SAMPLE (grams) | MEAN WEIGHT PER FRUIT (grams) | EXTERNAL COLOR BASED ON COLOR CHART | TEXTURE BASED ON CHART | TOTAL RIND THICKNESS PER SAMPLE (mm) | TOTAL SEEDS PER SAMPLE | INTERIOR COLOR DESCRIPTION | TOTAL JUICE WT. PER SAMPLE (grams) | % JUICE | TSS (TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS) | % ACID (BASED ON CITRIC ACID) | RATIO (TSS / % ACID) |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 12/13/2006 | 10 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 1.0 | 1946.0 | 194.6 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 63.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 892.6 | 45.9 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 12/13/2006 | 10 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 1.0 | 1876.5 | 187.7 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 61.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 859.9 | 45.8 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 12/19/2006 | 10 | 72.1 | 74.4 | 1.0 | 2049.0 | 204.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 53.0 | 1.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 957.5 | 46.7 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 9.9 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 12/19/2006 | 10 | 74.7 | 76.3 | 1.0 | 2192.4 | 219.2 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 52.0 | 0.0 | ORANGE | 1044.0 | 47.6 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 1/16/2007 | 10 | 71.0 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 1970.4 | 197.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 42.0 | 3.0 | LT. ORANGE | 1005.2 | 51.0 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 1/16/2007 | 10 | 75.7 | 75.8 | 1.0 | 2157.3 | 215.7 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 2.0 | LT. ORANGE | 1112.0 | 51.5 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 10.7 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 1/23/2007 | 10 | 65.2 | 67.8 | 1.0 | 1482.5 | 148.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 51.0 | 1.0 | ORANGE | 506.2 | 34.1 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 17.8 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 1/23/2007 | 10 | 67.6 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 1551.5 | 155.2 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | ORANGE | 672.8 | 43.4 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 2/12/2007 | 10 | 70.8 | 71.1 | 1.0 | 1804.1 | 180.4 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 45.0 | 2.0 | LT. ORANGE | 837.0 | 46.4 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 15.7 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 2/12/2007 | 10 | 69.8 | 71.7 | 1.0 | 1808.4 | 180.8 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | LT. ORANGE | 794.6 | 43.9 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 3/5/2007 | 10 | 69.3 | 69.0 | 1.0 | 1647.4 | 164.7 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 46.0 | 2.0 | ORANGE | 757.9 | 46.0 | 14.4 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 3/5/2007 | 10 | 71.2 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 1867.9 | 186.8 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 37.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 847.1 | 45.4 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 11/13/2007 | 10 | 73.2 | 69.8 | 1.0 | 1677.4 | 167.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 49.0 | 1.0 | YELLOW | 733.8 | 43.7 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 9.5 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 11/13/2007 | 10 | 75.5 | 72.7 | 1.0 | 1899.9 | 190.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 58.0 | 2.0 | YELLOW | 784.5 | 41.3 | 11.3 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 11/15/2007 | 10 | 75.6 | 73.2 | 1.0 | 1933.2 | 193.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 55.0 | 0.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 677.7 | 35.1 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 11/15/2007 | 10 | 76.8 | 72.0 | 1.1 | 1879.2 | 187.9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 718.4 | 38.2 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 12/10/2007 | 10 | 70.7 | 68.2 | 1.0 | 1627.0 | 162.7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 55.0 | 1.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 753.3 | 46.3 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 12/10/2007 | 10 | 73.5 | 70.6 | 1.0 | 1764.9 | 176.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 56.0 | 2.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 732.0 | 41.5 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 12/13/2007 | 10 | 81.0 | 76.1 | 1.1 | 2204.1 | 220.4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 60.0 | 0.0 | ORANGE | 970.7 | 44.0 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 12/13/2007 | 10 | 83.5 | 76.7 | 1.1 | 2314.6 | 231.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 58.0 | 0.0 | ORANGE | 1000.5 | 43.2 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 1/7/2008 | 10 | 86.1 | 79.1 | 1.1 | 2470.9 | 247.1 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 65.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1123.2 | 45.5 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 1/7/2008 | 10 | 85.7 | 79.7 | 1.1 | 2504.9 | 250.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 63.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1159.5 | 46.3 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 14.5 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 1/7/2008 | 10 | 72.7 | 69.0 | 1.1 | 1677.6 | 167.8 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 53.0 | 0.0 | ORANGE | 800.5 | 47.7 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 13.0 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 1/7/2008 | 10 | 77.8 | 74.9 | 1.0 | 2083.2 | 208.3 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 62.0 | 0.0 | ORANGE | 947.8 | 45.5 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 2/4/2008 | 10 | 83.0 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 2715.0 | 271.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 63.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1174.2 | 43.2 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 2/4/2008 | 10 | 74.9 | 78.2 | 1.0 | 2082.3 | 208.2 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 55.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 879.0 | 42.2 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 2/4/2008 | 10 | 70.1 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 1575.8 | 157.6 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 655.2 | 41.6 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 2/4/2008 | 10 | 72.1 | 71.1 | 1.0 | 1796.8 | 179.7 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 57.0 | 5.0 | YEL. ORANGE | 783.6 | 43.6 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 15.4 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 2/25/2008 | 10 | 71.1 | 67.9 | 1.0 | 1562.4 | 156.2 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 53.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 692.4 | 44.3 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 2/25/2008 | 10 | 74.5 | 71.9 | 1.0 | 1917.4 | 191.7 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 53.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 897.1 | 46.8 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 2/29/2008 | 10 | 78.7 | 74.4 | 1.1 | 2081.8 | 208.2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1127.4 | 54.2 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 2/29/2008 | 10 | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.0 | 2151.7 | 215.2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 61.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1191.6 | 55.4 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 15.9 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 3/25/2008 | 10 | 67.9 | 65.4 | 1.0 | 1465.5 | 146.6 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 679.4 | 46.4 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 17.9 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 3/25/2008 | 10 | 69.4 | 68.0 | 1.0 | 1585.3 | 158.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 57.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 743.1 | 46.9 | 14.1 | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 4/2/2008 | 10 | 80.4 | 78.4 | 1.0 | 2435.8 | 243.6 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 64.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1104.4 | 45.3 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 14.9 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 4/2/2008 | 10 | 82.0 | 78.2 | 1.0 | 2435.0 | 243.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 61.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1174.4 | 48.2 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 10/20/2008 | 10 | 70.2 | 67.8 | 1.0 | 1574.7 | 157.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 53.0 | 2.0 | YELLOW | 507.7 | 32.2 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 10/20/2008 | 10 | 66.4 | 64.2 | 1.0 | 1332.3 | 133.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 54.0 | 6.0 | YELLOW | 339.7 | 25.5 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 10/20/2008 | 10 | 71.9 | 69.5 | 1.0 | 1652.4 | 165.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 56.0 | 0.0 | YELLOW | 626.0 | 37.9 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 12/11/2008 | 10 | 82.1 | 81.1 | 1.0 | 2590.7 | 259.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 72.0 | 0.0 | BR. YELLOW | 1083.6 | 41.8 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 12/11/2008 | 10 | 81.9 | 79.2 | 1.0 | 2405.1 | 240.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 62.0 | 0.0 | PALE ORANGE | 1043.4 | 43.4 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 14.9 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 1/5/2009 | 10 | 79.0 | 74.6 | 1.1 | 2252.0 | 225.2 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 54.0 | 10.0 | PALE ORANGE | 1053.2 | 46.8 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 17.5 |
| Robyn | Riverside | 1/5/2009 | 10 | 74.3 | 71.8 | 1.0 | 1935.5 | 193.6 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 53.0 | 6.0 | BR. YELLOW | 827.3 | 42.7 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 20.3 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 1/14/2009 | 10 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 1.0 | 2016.1 | 201.6 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 845.4 | 41.9 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 17.6 |
| Robyn | Lindcove | 1/14/2009 | 10 | 82.6 | 79.1 | 1.0 | 2526.9 | 252.7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1086.0 | 43.0 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 16.7 |
