Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. RUTACEAE

CRC 2347
PI 539370
CPB 10307

Source

Received as a 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

Pear shape; heavy crop; seedy; outstanding flavor; large fruit, juicier than most pummelos; flesh pink, especially near carpel walls.

3/10/1954: B/B comments: Pear shape, heavy crop. Green flesh, seedy, very good flavor (OUTSTANDING). 

12/21/1987, EMN: Large fruit. Juicier than most pummelos; good flavor but still tart now. Flesh pink, especially near carpel walls. 

Availability

Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Deep red pummelo