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Nakhon Chaisi pummelo

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. RUTACEAE

CRC 2353
PI 539376
CPB 10130


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

3/10/1954: Bill Bitters comments: Light crop. Almost round. Medium rind, ricey flesh, good taste, not mature.

1/13/1988, EMN: Only 2 fruits; appears as described by Bill Bitters in '54.

3/31/1989, EMN: Much of crop on ground. Yellow rind. More pyriform than round this season. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, good flavor. Too seedy.

Light crop; almost round; medium rind; ricey flesh, good taste.


Availability

Not commercially available in California.


USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Nakhon Chaisi pummelo

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.
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