China #6 Satsuma mandarin

Citrus unshiu Marcovitch

CRC 4088

VI 640

Photos by Toni Siebert, CVC. Photo rights.

Source: Received as budwood from W. Dozier of Auburn, Alabama, via Hubei, PR, China, 2002.

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: October to December

Notes and observations:

RRK: Budwood received from W. Dozier of Auburn, Alabama. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Un-named Satsuma selection collected in Hubei, PR China by Dr. H Huang; collector's ID Hu8. Tree Vigor and cold hardiness rated 'good' and fruit qaulity rated 'very good' by the collector. One of the 20 satsumas imported by Dr, WA Dozier, Deppt. Of Horticulture, Auburn University, ans sent to CCPP for cleanup.

Availability: Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program.

CVC Fruit Quality Data for China #6 Satsuma mandarin