Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. RUTACEAE
CRC 2341
PI 539366
CPB 15081
Source
Received as budwood from CPB, 1930.
Parentage/origins
Parents unknown.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
October to November
Notes and observations
Heavy crop. Round; white flesh; very seedy; sweet, good flavor, at peak.
"Yau" is Chinese word for grapefruit. (pummelo?- RKS)
3/10/1954, EMN: Bitters/Brusca comments: Heavy crop. Round, white flesh, very seedy, sweet. Good flavor. At peak.
12/21/1987, EMN: Good flavor but still tart now.
3/16/1989, EMN: Crop almost all on ground. Many fruits more pyriform than round. Flavor sweet now but ricy, NOT juicy.
Availability
Not commercially available in California.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Karn Lau Yau pummelo
