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Philippine pummelo (CRC 644)

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. RUTACEAE

CRC 644
PI 539409


Source

Received as seed from P.J. Wester, Lamao Bataan, Phillipine Islands, 1915.


Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.


Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange


Season of ripeness at Riverside

October to November


Notes and observations

Medium to large, pyriform pummelo with light yellow, thick rind; medium-size hollow core; very seedy; light yellow flesh; sour.

This is interesting merely as a Philippine type, one tree sufficient--H.J.Webber 4/17/35.

12/15/1987, EMN: A medium to large pyriform pummelo with light yellow rind. Most of fruit is on ground following strong wind. Thick rind, medium size hollow core, very seedy, light yellow flesh, sour.


Availability

Not commercially available in California.


USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Philippine pummelo (CRC 644)

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.
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