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Wild lemon hybrid

Citrus limon L. Burm.f.

CRC 3300
PI 241118


Source

Received as seed from Drs. Grassl & Warner, Kusawun, near Wewak, N. Guinea, 1957.


Parentage/origins

Parents unknown


Rootstocks of accession

Yuma Ponderosa lemon


Season of ripeness at Riverside

Unknown at this time.


Notes and observations

12/4/1987, EMN: Large and very thick rind. Appears to be more citron than lemon; could be a lemon x citron hybrid. Fruit is citron-like; medium in size, elongate, nosy, VERY rough & furrowed. Rind yellow, moderately thick; seedy, sour, lemon-like flavor.


Availability

Not commercially available in California.

 

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Wild lemon hybrid

 

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC
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