Hernandina clementine

Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka

CRC 4185
VI 628

Source

Received as budwood from Valencia, Spain, 2001.

Parentage/origins

This variety is said to have originated in the town of Picasent.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

October to December

Notes and observations

This accession is protected by Intellectual Property Rights, it should be requested from the donor/developer.Assignee: Llatser, F., Agrupacion de Viveristas de Agrios SA. Comment: This variety was donated for evaluation and maintenance only.'Hernandina' originated as a bud mutation of 'Fina' (Bono-Ubeda et al, p 25; Saunt, p 56).According to Bono-Ubeda et al (p 25), trees of 'Hernandina' are vigorous and have good development. The size, form, juice content, and fruit quality are similar to 'Fina', but full color development is reached two months later. Seedless. Productive but with a slight tendency to alternate-bear. Should be cultivated in zones of late harvest with small risk of frost since it is not commercially interesting to offer this variety before the middle of February. Delay of harvest is not advisable since this can cause a small loss in the amount of juice and of acid, resulting in a diminuation of the normally excellent quality.

Additional information from Saunt (p 56) indicates that the delayed color development as compared to 'Fina' is particularly pronounced at the stylar end, which sometimes never completely colors. In contrast, internal maturity is reached in late November, only one or two weeks later than 'Fina'. Harvest normally starts in mid-January and can proceed until the end of February, at which time granulation develops and the tree is induced to alternate-bear. Saunt further states that 'Hernandina' is the most popular variety planted in Spain with about 8,000 ha producing about 100,000 tons. However, the market for 'Hernandina' is being challenged by extensive planting of 'Nour' in Morocco in recent years.

There is little information available on the potential perforamance of this selection in California. (RRK, 09/2007). Reference: Bono-Ubeda, R, J Soler-Aznar, L Fernandez de Cordova O'Conner. 1985. Variedades de Agrios Cultivadas en Espana. Generalidad Valenciana, Moncada (Valencia), Spain.

Availability

Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. This is a licensed variety of the California Citrus Nursery Society (CCNS). You must contact CCNS to obtain a license. Patent and/or propagation rights for this variety is held by the California Citrus Nursery Society. The budwood is available only for those has a License Agreement. To obtain a License Agreement, please contact:

Deborah Pagliaccia
California Citrus Nursery Society
1912 Prince Albert Dr
Riverside, California, 92507
Email: deborahpccns@gmail.com

Letter authorizing the Citrus Clonal Protection Program to maintain and register budwood source trees for these varieties in its facilities and to distribute budwood from these registered trees to sub-licensed citrus nurseries can be found here.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Hernandina clementine

Bibliography

Saunt, J. 2000. Citrus Varieties of the World. Rev ed. Sinclair Intl Ltd, Norwich, England.

CVC Fruit Quality Data for Hernandina clementine

(Sorted by Julian date from Oct 1)

Control used in evaluations was Clemenules clementine.

CULTIVAR	LOCATION	DATE	Julian Date	AGE	SSC1 (%)	SSC2 (%)	Mean SSC	tit1 (V/ml)	tit2 (V/ml)	Mean tit	Citric acid (%)	SSC/TA	# FRUIT	LENGTH	AVG. LENGTH	WIDTH	AVG. WIDTH	L/W	WEIGHT	AVG. WT.	COLOR	TEXTURE	RIND	SEEDS	AVG. SEEDS	INTERIOR	JUICE WT.	% JUICE
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/12/2012	13	9.00	5.80	5.80	5.80	7.79	8.22	8.01	1.96	2.96	10	42.10	4.21	42.10	4.21	1.00	387.10	38.71	3.00	3.60	12.00	126.00	12.60	10 LT OR	155.60	40.20
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/12/2012	13	9.00	8.30	8.20	8.25	10.55	10.22	10.38	2.51	3.30	10	46.40	4.64	49.60	4.96	0.94	604.50	60.45	3.00	3.50	15.00	184.00	18.40	10 LT OR	240.80	39.83
Hernandina	Riverside	10/15/2012	16	5.00	8.00	7.90	7.95	6.63	6.27	6.45	1.56	5.12	10	43.80	4.38	48.00	4.80	0.91	540.30	54.03	3.00	3.00	18.00	153.00	15.30	10 LT OR	209.90	38.85
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/17/2011	17	8.00	12.50	12.50	12.50	11.30	11.41	11.36	2.70	4.62	10	42.90	4.29	42.70	4.27	1.00	413.70	41.37	3.00	4.00	29.00	72.00	7.20	5 GR OR, 5 LT OR	162.30	39.23
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/17/2011	17	8.00	10.90	10.80	10.85	10.09	9.92	10.01	2.40	4.54	10	47.30	4.73	45.10	4.51	1.05	488.20	48.82	3.60	3.50	16.00	73.00	7.30	5 GR OR, 5 LT OR	190.40	39.00
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/17/2010	17	8.00	12.40	12.40	12.40	7.59	7.61	7.60	1.81	6.85	10	41.90	4.19	43.80	4.38	0.96	425.60	42.56	3.20	2.00	33.00	144.00	14.40	10 LT OR	154.60	36.33
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/17/2010	17	8.00	12.00	11.90	11.95	8.70	8.89	8.80	2.10	5.71	10	40.90	4.09	43.40	4.34	0.94	417.80	41.78	3.00	1.50	25.00	106.00	10.60	10 LT OR	176.60	42.27
Hernandina	Riverside	10/17/2010	17	3.00	9.00	9.10	9.05	4.37	4.32	4.34	1.05	8.59	10	51.20	5.12	52.60	5.26	0.97	721.30	72.13	3.00	3.00	27.00	187.00	18.70	10 LT OR	293.00	40.62
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/18/2013	18	10.00	9.10	9.00	9.05	5.13	5.36	5.25	1.27	7.19	10	61.70	6.17	61.70	6.17	1.00	1160.80	116.08	3.00	3.00	17.00	53.00	5.30	10 MED OR	476.10	41.01
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/18/2013	18	10.00	10.60	10.50	10.55	8.12	8.65	8.38	2.01	5.27	10	49.80	4.98	50.10	5.01	0.99	655.10	65.51	3.00	3.00	15.00	110.00	11.00	9 MED OR, 1 GR OR	263.10	40.16
Hernandina	Riverside	10/19/2011	19	4.00	10.20	10.20	10.20	7.47	7.24	7.36	1.77	5.77	10	46.00	4.60	48.20	4.82	0.95	561.00	56.10	3.00	2.50	11.00	127.00	12.70	10 LT OR	269.20	47.99
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/19/2011	19	11.00	11.10	11.20	11.15	10.45	10.29	10.37	2.48	4.47	10	44.30	4.43	43.20	4.32	1.03	421.00	42.10	4.00	3.00	19.00	157.00	15.70	2 GR OR, 8 LT OR	147.00	34.92
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/19/2009	19	7.00	9.40	9.30	9.35	7.01	7.01	7.01	1.69	5.56	10	44.30	4.43	43.70	4.37	1.01	441.30	44.13	4.00	3.50	25.00	22.00	2.20	10 LT OR	177.60	40.24
Hernandina	Lindcove	10/19/2009	19	7.00	10.10	10.10	10.10	8.01	7.95	7.98	1.92	5.26	10	49.30	4.93	49.60	4.96	0.99	628.00	62.80	4.00	3.50	32.00	59.00	5.90	10 LT OR	272.80	43.44
Hernandina	Riverside	10/19/2009	19	9.00	11.60	11.60	11.60	8.88	8.97	8.93	2.13	5.44	10	41.00	4.10	41.30	4.13	0.99	368.50	36.85	3.20	2.00	28.00	135.00	13.50	6 LT OR, 4 GR OR	117.90	31.99
Hernandina	Riverside	11/5/2012	37	5.00	9.70	9.70	9.70	3.98	3.90	3.94	0.95	10.22	10	41.20	4.12	45.50	4.55	0.91	485.00	48.50	3.40	3.00	14.00	116.00	11.60	10 MED OR	239.30	49.34
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/5/2012	37	9.00	9.30	9.20	9.25	7.31	6.99	7.15	1.72	5.39	10	44.40	4.44	46.60	4.66	0.95	518.20	51.82	3.10	3.10	15.00	127.00	12.70	10 MED OR	237.80	45.89
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/5/2012	37	9.00	10.10	10.00	10.05	6.68	6.57	6.62	1.59	6.34	10	48.00	4.80	51.00	5.10	0.94	661.80	66.18	3.00	3.00	11.00	164.00	16.40	10 MED OR	284.30	42.96
Hernandina	Riverside	11/7/2011	38	4.00	10.90	10.90	10.90	4.52	4.66	4.59	1.10	9.91	10	45.30	4.53	49.80	4.98	0.91	588.60	58.86	3.00	3.00	22.00	101.00	10.10	3 MED OR, 7 LT OR	292.60	49.71
Hernandina	Riverside	11/7/2011	38	11.00	11.70	11.60	11.65	7.91	8.19	8.05	1.92	6.08	10	41.60	4.16	41.90	4.19	0.99	392.60	39.26	3.00	3.00	21.00	96.00	9.60	2 MED OR, 8 LT OR	155.90	39.71
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/7/2010	38	8.00	12.20	12.30	12.25	4.87	4.80	4.83	1.15	10.60	10	47.80	4.78	52.20	5.22	0.92	652.40	65.24	4.00	2.50	33.00	169.00	16.90	10 MED OR	266.70	40.88
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/7/2010	38	8.00	11.80	11.80	11.80	5.00	5.01	5.00	1.19	9.88	10	47.50	4.75	53.10	5.31	0.89	687.10	68.71	3.90	2.00	35.00	172.00	17.20	10 MED OR	287.80	41.89
Hernandina	Riverside	11/7/2010	38	3.00	9.90	9.90	9.90	2.87	2.83	2.85	0.69	14.44	10	53.40	5.34	55.80	5.58	0.96	870.00	87.00	4.00	2.50	33.00	224.00	22.40	7 MED OR, 3 LT OR	427.90	49.18
Hernandina	Riverside	11/9/2009	40	9.00	12.50	12.50	12.50	5.24	5.20	5.22	1.24	10.06	10	43.70	4.37	46.20	4.62	0.95	481.20	48.12	4.00	3.00	38.00	144.00	14.40	2 LT OR, 8 MED OR	205.10	42.62
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/10/2011	41	8.00	13.10	13.10	13.10	6.35	6.49	6.42	1.52	8.59	10	51.10	5.11	53.00	5.30	0.96	702.90	70.29	4.00	3.50	26.00	70.00	7.00	10 LT OR	292.00	41.54
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/10/2011	41	8.00	11.30	11.40	11.35	5.81	5.66	5.73	1.37	8.24	10	52.20	5.22	55.70	5.57	0.94	821.30	82.13	3.80	3.50	21.00	73.00	7.30	4 OR, 6 LT OR	382.60	46.58
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/11/2009	42	7.00	11.70	11.80	11.75	4.41	4.40	4.40	1.05	11.13	10	57.20	5.72	58.20	5.82	0.98	931.50	93.15	4.00	4.00	31.00	58.00	5.80	10 MED OR	383.10	41.13
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/11/2009	42	7.00	11.10	11.10	11.10	4.50	4.56	4.53	1.08	10.23	10	55.30	5.53	58.30	5.83	0.95	926.50	92.65	3.40	3.00	28.00	35.00	3.50	10 MED OR	422.50	45.60
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/11/2013	42	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	3.54	3.69	3.62	0.87	11.49	10	60.50	6.05	60.70	6.07	1.00	1204.10	120.41	4.00	3.00	17.00	31.00	3.10	10 MED OR	464.60	38.58
Hernandina	Lindcove	11/11/2013	42	10.00	10.80	10.80	10.80	4.66	4.52	4.59	1.10	9.81	10	49.70	4.97	52.60	5.26	0.94	803.20	80.32	4.00	4.00	12.00	57.00	5.70	10 MED OR	323.40	40.26
Hernandina	Riverside	12/3/2012	65	5.00	9.50	9.50	9.50	3.15	3.22	3.19	0.77	12.38	10	45.50	4.55	52.40	5.24	0.87	659.90	65.99	4.40	3.00	20.00	121.00	12.10	10 MED OR	314.80	47.70
Hernandina	Riverside	12/5/2011	66	4.00	11.80	11.90	11.85	3.76	3.89	3.83	0.91	12.91	10	49.00	4.90	54.20	5.42	0.90	755.60	75.56	5.00	3.00	29.00	112.00	11.20	10 MED OR	412.20	54.55
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/5/2011	66	11.00	11.00	10.90	10.95	5.08	4.89	4.99	1.20	9.20	10	43.00	4.30	45.90	4.59	0.94	473.20	47.32	4.00	2.50	30.00	108.00	10.80	10 MED OR	229.70	48.54
Hernandina	Riverside	12/6/2010	67	3.00	10.30	10.30	10.30	3.15	3.19	3.17	0.76	13.53	10	55.00	5.50	60.40	6.04	0.91	1030.60	103.06	5.00	2.00	37.00	222.00	22.20	10 MED OR	453.00	43.95
Hernandina	Riverside	12/8/2009	69	9.00	12.80	12.70	12.75	4.04	4.09	4.07	0.97	13.22	10	46.90	4.69	51.50	5.15	0.91	610.80	61.08	4.60	2.00	26.00	114.00	11.40	10 MED OR	290.60	47.58
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/9/2011	70	8.00	13.50	13.40	13.45	4.69	4.89	4.79	1.14	11.88	10	49.50	4.95	54.70	5.47	0.90	750.20	75.02	6.00	4.50	35.00	156.00	15.60	10 MED OR	286.50	38.19
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/9/2011	70	8.00	10.60	10.60	10.60	4.06	4.29	4.17	1.00	10.60	10	52.50	5.25	57.60	5.76	0.91	910.50	91.05	5.90	4.50	31.00	104.00	10.40	10 MED OR	390.50	42.89
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/9/2010	70	8.00	12.40	12.40	12.40	3.68	3.86	3.77	0.90	13.81	10	47.50	4.75	52.20	5.22	0.91	654.00	65.40	6.00	3.00	30.00	141.00	14.10	10 MED OR	254.30	38.88
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/9/2010	70	8.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	3.63	3.84	3.73	0.89	13.48	10	47.00	4.70	55.20	5.52	0.85	731.80	73.18	5.20	3.00	33.00	129.00	12.90	10 MED OR	296.00	40.45
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/13/2013	74	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	2.45	2.38	2.42	0.58	17.21	10	68.00	6.80	73.70	7.37	0.92	1730.70	173.07	5.00	5.00	31.00	26.00	2.60	10 MED OR	664.70	38.41
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/13/2013	74	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	3.17	3.10	3.14	0.75	14.65	10	59.30	5.93	62.50	6.25	0.95	1107.70	110.77	5.00	5.00	30.00	115.00	11.50	10 MED OR	448.10	40.45
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/14/2009	75	7.00	13.00	13.10	13.05	3.59	3.62	3.61	0.86	15.16	10	55.00	5.50	58.90	5.89	0.93	901.20	90.12	6.70	3.50	35.00	39.00	3.90	10 MED OR	403.30	44.75
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/14/2009	75	7.00	11.80	11.90	11.85	2.75	2.80	2.78	0.66	17.78	10	57.80	5.78	60.40	6.04	0.96	1042.80	104.28	5.00	4.00	29.00	94.00	9.40	10 MED OR	446.00	42.77
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/14/2012	76	9.00	11.90	11.80	11.85	3.51	3.55	3.53	0.84	14.13	10	49.30	4.93	56.00	5.60	0.88	780.40	78.04	6.00	3.00	31.00	121.31	12.13	10 MED OR	328.20	42.06
Hernandina	Lindcove	12/14/2012	76	9.00	11.90	11.90	11.90	3.39	3.33	3.36	0.80	14.84	10	49.10	4.91	57.10	5.71	0.86	824.40	82.44	5.70	3.00	30.00	121.51	12.15	10 MED OR	317.30	38.49