Dummett bittersweet sour orange

Citrus aurantium L.

CRC 2541

PI 539160

Photos by David Karp, CVC,  3/3/2008. Photo rights.

Source: Received as seed collected by Dr. H. J. Webber from bittersweet orange tree on edge of Dummett Grove on North end of Merritts Island, Florida, 1932.

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown. Open pollinated seedling.

Rootstocks of accession:  Yuma Ponderosa lemon

Season of ripeness at Riverside: January to March

Notes and observations:

1/26/1990, EMN: Heavy crop both trees. Fruit appears to be a typical sour orange, but flavor is bittersweet.

3/3/2008, DK &TS: Attractive medium-yellow orange fruits, pebbly rind, but flesh is bitter and sour, not a good flavor. 

Availability: Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Dummett bittersweet sour orange