Seedless Lemon

Citrus × limon L. Burm.f.

CRC 3001

PI 133731

VI 492

Photos by Toni Siebert, CVC. Photo rights.  

Source: Received as a cutting from Lasscock's Nursery, South Australia, 1939.

Parentage/origins: This lemon was formerly known as Seedless Lisbon, but is now believed to not be a Lisbon-type lemon at all. It has since adopted the name "Seedless Lemon".

Rootstocks of accession: Yuma Ponderosa lemon, Citrus macrophylla

Season of ripeness at Riverside: Unknown at this time

Notes and observations:

11/1987, EMN: Not quite totally seedless, but close.

TJS: Was once thought to be a Lisbon-type lemon, but DNA markers have proved this to be untrue. It is reported to have low production rates.

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

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Seedless lemon