Variegated Pink Fleshed Eureka Lemon Budwood

Citrus limon.

Variegated Pink-fleshed Eureka lemon is sometimes sold under the name Pink Lemonade and is a sport of the conventional Eureka lemon. The leaves are variegated green and white, making the tree quite ornamental, and the tree grows a little less vigorously than a typical Eureka lemon tree. The rind is striped green and cream and is sometimes rougher than conventional Eureka. When fully ripe, the stripes fade, and the rind turns yellow with distinct pink oil glands. The flesh is light pink at full maturity, low-seeded, and very acidic. The variegation fades as fruit matures but is still present on ripe fruit. Light pink flesh.

Rootstocks of accession:  Yuma Ponderosa lemon.

Season of ripeness in the Riverside climate: Crop well distributed throughout year, but mainly in late winter, spring, and early summer.

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