Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck RUTACEAE
CRC 1693
PI 539590
Source
Received as seed from selected progeny in 1924 rootstock nursery, 1927.
Parentage/origins
Parents unknown.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
January to March
Notes and observations
HJW: This was the largest seedling among 48 seedlings of this Bessie orange. When this seedling was budded to Lisbon lemon, buds were taken from top and inserted in seedlings of Box Springs sour orange, (CRC 628).
2/08/1988, EMN: This is a typical mid-season, seedy sweet orange. This acc. and CRC 245 appear alike.
Availability
Not commercially available in California.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Bessie sweet orange (CRC 1693)