Citrus tangelo J.W. Ingram & H. E. Moore
CRC 2788
PI 149430
Source
Received as seed from Glenn Dale, Maryland, 1954.
Parentage/origins
It is a hybrid of Duncan grapefruit and Dancy mandarin.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
October to November
Notes and observations
EMN, 4/1987: Sunshine in a large fruit with yellow to medium orange rind color, not an attractive fruit, does not peel & section readily, orange flesh, tart flavor.
Availability
Not commercially available in California.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Sunshine tangelo