Citrus reticulata Blanco RUTACEAE
CRC 3809
PI 539520
VI 377
Source
Received as budwood from Florida, 1979.
Parentage/origins
Robinson mandarin x Osceola mandarin
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
December to February
Notes and observations
This accession had thermotherapy when imported from Florida.
3/1987, EMN: Small fruit, most on ground now. Sunburst is a beautiful dark orange color and smooth rind- these are its only attributes. It is too seedy, too small, a very poor peeler, has some Encore-like spots. Flavor is good.
Availability
Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Click here to order budwood.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Sunburst mandarin
