Rubidoux sour orange

Citrus aurantium L.

CRC 3855

PI 539168

Photos by David Karp, CVC,  2/11/2008. Photo rights.

Source: Received as seed from CRC 711, old budline Rubidoux sour, 1961.

Parentage/origins: Original parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside: January to March

Notes and observations:

2/24/1988, EMN: Six seedling budlines fruited at Lindcove, all appeared identical. Fruit is a typical sour orange.

Availability: Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Rubidoux sour orange