Citrus hybrid
CRC 4140
Source
Received as budwood from the UCR Breeding Program, 2002.
Parentage/origins
'Orbon' resulted from "pollination of the 'Lisbon' lemon by a variety of blood orange" by HB Frost at the CES, Riverside, in the early decades of the 20th century (Frost, 1948, p 899).
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, Citrus macrophylla
Season of ripeness at Riverside
Unknown at this time.
Notes and observations
'Orbon' resulted from "pollination of the 'Lisbon' lemon by a variety of blood orange" by HB Frost at the CES, Riverside, in the early decades of the 20th century (Frost, 1948, p 899). Budwood collected from UCR Breeding Block. CRC 6A-08-07. Field tree planted 1968-1969; more information on bud source not known.
Frost, HB. 1948. Genetics and breeding. The Citrus Industry. Vol I. Univ California Press, Berkeley, California. Pg 817-913
Availability
Not commercially available in California.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Orbon lemon hybrid