Silverhill Satsuma Mandarin Budwood

Citrus unshiu.

Fruit medium in size, slightly more oblate than most; rind relatively thin and smooth; seedless.  Juice abundant; sugars high and acid low (hence very sweet); quality excellent; stores well.  Season of maturity early (November).

Tree very vigorous (for satsuma), more upright than most others; productive; markedly cold-resistant.

Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange.

Season of ripeness in the climatic conditions of Riverside, California: October to December.

Prepared by the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection at The University of California Riverside.