Breadcrumb

Fleming's shaddock

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. RUTACEAE 

CRC 578
PI 539408


Source

Received as budwood from Rubidoux Tract variety block, Rubidoux, Calif., 1914.


Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.


Rootstocks of accession

Yuma Ponderosa lemon, C-35 citrange


Season of ripeness at Riverside

Unknown at this time.


Notes and observations

2/24/1988, EMN: Medium to large, deep yellow, pyriform pummelo with pronounced neck. Rind is slightly rough, fairly thick. Seedy. Flesh coarse, white to pale yellow, not very juicy, flavor fair.


Availability

Not commercially available in California. 

 

 USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Flemings Shaddock

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.
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