Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck
CRC 4083
PI 654871
VI 616
Source
Received as budwood from Victoria, Australia,
Parentage/origins
Wiffen navel orange (VI 616) was found in early 1980s on Wiffen's property, near Nangiloc Victoria Australia.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
February to June
Notes and observations
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, six of the twelve selections (Autumn Gold, Barnfield, Chislett, Powell, Rohde, and Summer Gold) evaluated in Australia, were sent to the CCPP for quarantine and then subsequently released for propagation in California in 1991 and 1992. In mid 1990s, an additional selection called Wiffen was also introduced through the CCPP into California. The California Citrus Nursery Society (CCNS) agreed to facilitate the testing of these late navel selections which are currently licensed in California. Evaluations of six of these selections began in California in 1997 at nine locations in collaboration with growers ranging from Madera in the north to Fillmore in the south. (Kahn and Bier 2003). Please see "New late-season navel orange varieties evaluated for quality characteristics" in the bibliography for a complete description of this variety.
8/2006, RRK: It is said to mature at about the same time as and to hang on the tree as well as 'Lane Late', but to have more solids and juice content and lower granulation late in the season.
Availability
Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. This is a licensed variety of the California Citrus Nursery Society (CCNS). You must contact CCNS to obtain a license. Patent and/or propagation rights for this variety is held by the California Citrus Nursery Society. The budwood is available only for those has a License Agreement. To obtain a License Agreement, please contact:
Tom Delfino
California Citrus Nursery Society
359 Birchwood Drive
Moraga, California 94556-2304
Telephone:925-631-1626
Email: tdelfino@earthlink.net
Letter authorizing the Citrus Clonal Protection Program to maintain and register budwood source trees for these varieties in its facilities and to distribute budwood from these registered trees to sub-licensed citrus nurseries can be found here.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Wiffen navel orange
Bibliography
CVC Fruit quality data for Wiffen 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/8/2006 | 10 | 41.9 | 41.8 | 1.0 | 1247.7 | 124.8 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 701.8 | 56.2 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 18.5 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/8/2006 | 5 | 79.8 | 79.0 | 1.0 | 2319.6 | 463.9 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 2.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1159.8 | 50.0 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 18.4 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/27/2006 | 5 | 44.8 | 42.7 | 1.0 | 1590.8 | 318.2 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 774.5 | 48.7 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/27/2006 | 10 | 79.7 | 78.9 | 1.0 | 2489.0 | 248.9 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 59.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1091.8 | 43.9 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 19.8 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 5/1/2006 | 5 | 42.1 | 42.8 | 1.0 | 1513.8 | 302.8 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | MED. ORANGE | 822.2 | 54.3 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 21.9 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 5/1/2006 | 10 | 79.4 | 81.8 | 1.0 | 2602.6 | 260.3 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 52.0 | 1.0 | MED. ORANGE | 1325.1 | 50.9 | 14.5 | 0.6 | 24.0 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 6/19/2006 | 5 | 42.3 | 40.5 | 1.0 | 1465.9 | 293.2 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 3.0 | BR. ORANGE | 711.6 | 48.5 | 13.9 | 0.4 | 32.0 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 6/19/2006 | 10 | 80.9 | 77.3 | 1.0 | 2553.9 | 255.4 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1230.7 | 48.2 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 32.1 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 2/26/2007 | 5 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 1.0 | 1283.3 | 256.7 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 1.0 | ORANGE | 597.9 | 46.6 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 13.8 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 2/26/2007 | 10 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 1.0 | 2591.9 | 259.2 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 49.0 | 5.0 | ORANGE | 1184.7 | 45.7 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 16.0 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/26/2007 | 5 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 1.0 | 1281.2 | 256.3 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 25.0 | 2.0 | BR. ORANGE | 585.2 | 45.7 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 20.2 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/26/2007 | 10 | 76.0 | 77.1 | 1.0 | 2292.5 | 229.3 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 45.0 | 5.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1052.7 | 45.9 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 4/30/2007 | 5 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 1.0 | 1291.3 | 129.1 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 540.5 | 41.9 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 19.5 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 4/30/2007 | 10 | 78.1 | 76.4 | 1.0 | 2333.3 | 233.3 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 41.0 | 12.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1086.7 | 46.6 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 21.4 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 6/18/2007 | 10 | 85.7 | 78.5 | 1.1 | 2594.0 | 259.4 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 47.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1317.5 | 50.8 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 6/18/2007 | 10 | 84.3 | 82.5 | 1.0 | 2950.9 | 295.1 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 54.0 | 4.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1499.5 | 50.8 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 25.3 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 2/25/2008 | 10 | 83.7 | 80.5 | 1.0 | 2707.8 | 270.8 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 68.0 | 7.0 | BR. ORANGE | 821.3 | 30.3 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 2/25/2008 | 10 | 79.9 | 79.4 | 1.0 | 2475.7 | 247.6 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 66.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1123.2 | 45.4 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 2/29/2008 | 10 | 78.9 | 75.2 | 1.0 | 2284.8 | 228.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 956.1 | 41.8 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 17.6 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 2/29/2008 | 10 | 83.4 | 81.4 | 1.0 | 3073.3 | 307.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 58.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1150.5 | 37.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 37.9 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/25/2008 | 10 | 82.9 | 78.5 | 1.1 | 2630.7 | 263.1 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 60.0 | 2.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1110.7 | 42.2 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 3/25/2008 | 10 | 84.4 | 81.5 | 1.0 | 2819.6 | 282.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 67.0 | 8.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1215.7 | 43.1 | 12.8 | 0.6 | 20.4 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 4/2/2008 | 10 | 91.1 | 87.1 | 1.0 | 3396.3 | 339.6 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 56.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1693.4 | 49.9 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 18.9 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 4/2/2008 | 10 | 87.5 | 80.3 | 1.1 | 2813.3 | 281.3 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 57.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1365.9 | 48.6 | 12.4 | 0.6 | 20.2 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 4/25/2008 | 10 | 90.5 | 87.2 | 1.0 | 3483.4 | 348.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 52.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1563.7 | 44.9 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 24.0 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 4/25/2008 | 10 | 93.2 | 94.6 | 1.0 | 3976.9 | 397.7 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 59.0 | 1.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1092.0 | 27.5 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 41.4 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 4/28/2008 | 10 | 82.7 | 78.2 | 1.1 | 2623.9 | 262.4 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 55.0 | 2.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1049.2 | 40.0 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 14.6 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 4/28/2008 | 10 | 83.6 | 78.8 | 1.1 | 2652.3 | 265.2 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 52.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1148.5 | 43.3 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 16.1 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 6/11/2008 | 10 | 100.0 | 94.6 | 1.1 | 4561.9 | 456.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 54.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 2223.5 | 48.7 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 32.4 |
| Wiffen | Lindcove | 6/11/2008 | 10 | 96.0 | 86.4 | 1.1 | 3658.7 | 365.9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 42.0 | 0.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1873.1 | 51.2 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 31.4 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 6/17/2008 | 10 | 89.9 | 82.0 | 1.1 | 3178.8 | 317.9 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 61.0 | 2.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1282.1 | 40.3 | 13.5 | 0.4 | 33.9 |
| Wiffen | Riverside | 6/17/2008 | 10 | 81.8 | 77.2 | 1.1 | 2536.2 | 253.6 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 57.0 | 2.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1195.8 | 47.1 | 12.3 | 0.4 | 33.2 |
