Corsica #1 clementine

Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka

CRC 4046

PI 654835

VI 604

Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC. Photo rights.

Source: Received as budwood from A. Harty, New Zealand, date unknown.

Parentage/origins: Apparently a selection of 'Fina' clementine.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: October to December

Notes and observations:

RRK: The SRA selections originaterd in the 1960's as selections of Moroccan Clementines made at the Station de Recherches Agrumicoles, San Guiliano, Corsica. SRA 362 ('Corsica #1') was a selection of 'Fina' made by Rene Ristorelli of Domaines Royaux, Saida, Rabat, Morocco, in 1962.

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

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Corsica #1 clementine

CVC Fruit Quality Data for Corsica #1 clementine