Femminello Siracusano White Flowered Lemon Budwood

Citrus limon.

Introduced from Italy, and is a result of mutation breeding by irradiation of the cultivar thought to be Femminello Commune lemon.

In Italy, the tree has a dense, mostly thornless crown. The tree does indeed produce white flowers, young green shoots, and lemons with typical acidity. If you are familiar with acid-type citrus fruits, you know it is unusual for lemons not to have a least some trace of purple on young shoots and flowers.  The trees are reported to be very productive, but sensitive to damage by the wind. In Italy, Femminello Siracusano White Flower lemon fruits are elliptical and large (130 - 160 g) with a rounded base and a slightly protruding tip. The external rind of the fruit is yellow, slightly bumpy, with medium thickness. The internal flesh is lemon yellow, very juicy and very acidic, usually of 10 segments, and contains a lot of seeds.

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

Season of ripeness at Riverside, California: The fruit matures by October.

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