Mexican citron

Citrus medica L.

CRC 3531

PI 539429

Photos by David Karp, CVC,  11/7/2006. Photo rights.

 Source: Received as budwood from John Carpenter, USDA Date & Citrus Station, Indio, Ca, 1966. Open pollinated seedling

Parentage/origins: Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Citrus macrophylla, Yuma Ponderosa lemon

Season of ripeness at Riverside: November to January

Notes and observations:

1/20/1989, EMN: A small to medium sized citron. Lemon shaped, many fruits still green now. Rind moderately rough & ridged, very thick. Pulp white, not juicy, flesh; sweet but bland; seeds numerous.

11/7/2006, DK & OJB: Many specimens have a persistant style. Seedy; thick, bitter rind; acidless flesh.

Availability: Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Mexican citron