Lane Late navel orange

Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck

CRC 3803

PI 362329

VI 352

Photos by Toni Siebert, CVC,  5/13/2008. Photo rights. C-35 left, Carrizo right, 25 year old trees.

Source: Received as budwood from Australia, via Glen Dale & CCPP, 1973.

Parentage/origins: It was discovered in Australia in1950 and is named for the tree's owner.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: February to June

Notes and observations:

OJB: Lane Late navel orange, is a late maturing bud sport of Washington navel orange, and was the first of a number of late maturing Australian navel orange bud sport selections of Washington navel imported into California. The tree characteristics are very similar to those of Washington navel orange. The fruit is of similar size and shape, but it has a smoother peel and a slightly smaller navel. The fruit matures four to six week later than the Washington navel orange and stores on the tree for several months after reaching maturity before the quality deteriorates.

3/23/1987, EMN: Original import had tristeza which was eliminated by thermotherapy during processing as a foreign import. A few fruit falling but most still on trees while other navels in collection are mostly on the ground.

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

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Lane Late navel orange

CVC Fruit Quality Data for Lane Late navel orange

Bibliography:

"Lindcove Navel Strain Trials after Nine Years" in Citrograph, Dec. 1985.