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Citrus reticulata Blanco (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967, Mabberley 1997, 2004; sensu Tanaka sec. Cottin 2002)
The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-817-3): " A USDA Orlando hybrid released in 1987. A cross between Bower and Temple."
Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First-year twig surface glabrous; second- or third-year twig surface striate; thorns absent or not persistent; prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole glabrous, length medium; wings narrow, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets mandarin-like. Fruit broader than long; rind yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), orange (12), or red-orange (13); rind texture slightly rough (4-5); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh orange; taste acidic-sweet.
The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following additional notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-817-3): "Description: Fruit large, 20-40 seeds, pick without clipping, narrow leaf light green, does not need pollinator. Season October-November"
The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-817-3): "Fruit is large and early maturing. Susceptible to limb dieback similar to Robinson tangerine but not cold hardy."
Chiefland Budwood Facility. 2010. 2010 Annual report July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010. Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Winter Haven.
Cottin, R. 2002. Citrus of the World: A citrus directory. Version 2.0. France: SRA INRA-CIRAD.
Mabberley, D.J. 1997. A classification for edible Citrus (Rutaceae). Telopea 7: 167–172.
Mabberley, D.J. 2004. Citrus (Rutaceae): A review of recent advances in etymology, systematics and medical applications. Blumea 49: 481–498.
Swingle, W.T. and P.C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. In: Reuther, W., H.J. Webber, and L.D. Batchelor (eds.). The Citrus industry. Ed. 2. Vol. I. University of California, Riverside. http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter3.html.
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Habit (Riverside, CA) |
Habit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Bark (Riverside, CA) |
First year twig (Riverside, CA) |
First year twig (Winter Haven, FL) |
Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA) |
Petiole (Riverside, CA) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL) |
Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL) |
Margin (Winter Haven, FL) |
Margin (Winter Haven, FL) |
Margin (Winter Haven, FL) |
Shade leaves (Riverside, CA) |
Sun leaves (Riverside, CA) |
Sun leaves (Riverside, CA) |
Sun leaves (Riverside, CA) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Winter Haven, FL) |
Fruit (Riverside, CA) |
Fruit (Riverside, CA) |
Fruit cross-section (Winter Haven, FL) |