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Unnamed kumquat hybrid (CRC 1044)

Fortunella hybrid

CRC 1044
PI 539725


Source

Received as seed from the USDA in 1916.


Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.


Rootstocks of accession

Cleopatra mandarin


Season of ripeness at Riverside

Year round


Season of flowering at Riverside

April to July


Notes and observations

EMN, 1/20/1989: Similar to Nippon orangequat (CRC 3360), ie: Attractive tree with many orange fruits; BUT: fruit is smaller than Nippon orangequat, not as "cute" in shape as Indio mandarinquat (CRC 3759), and flavor is awful, both bitter and sour.

 

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Unnamed kumquat hybrid

 

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC
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