Cadena Punchrosa sweet orange

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck RUTACEAE

CRC 3246
PI 105009

Source

Received as budwood from Ted Frolich, UCLA Variety Collection, 1960.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown. Originally from Morocco.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

January to March

Notes and observations

2/8/1988, EMN: This orange much resembles Cadenera but is inferior in that the fruit is much seedier. A fairly typical seedy sweet orange; flesh a bit coarse, flavor only fair.

Description from The Citrus Industry Vol. 1 (1967)

"A moderately seedy, midseason Spanish variety that much resembles Cadenera, Cadena Punchosa is inferior in that the fruit is much seedier. In addition, Gonzalez-Sicilia (1963) reports that the juice content is lower, the flavor less rich, and the season of maturity a little later. Chapot reports that in Morocco these differences are not evident. Cadena Punchosa has largely been replaced with less seedy varieties and is no longer planted."