Citrus paradisi Macfadyen
CRC 3638
PI 539477
Source
Received as budwood from Dr. Joe Furr, USDCS, Indio, Ca, 1968.
Parentage/origins
Hudson Foster came from a natural mutation on a Foster Pink grapefruit tree found in the late 1950's by a Texas citrus grower.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
February to June
Notes and observations
1979, Don Cole: Red-fleshed, very seedy & sour.
3/18/1988, EMN: Dark pink flesh, about the same as Star Ruby-- but very seedy.
5/29/2009, DK & TS: Dark pink flesh, seedy, intense flavor.
Availability
No longer commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. This accession no longer has an approved budsource. Please refer to the CCPP for information on another approved budsource or to start a reintroduction inquiry.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Hudson Foster grapefruit
