Akcay Sekeri Sweet Orange Budwood

Citrus sinensis.

Early seedless orange. Fruit is smaller than navels, somewhat elongate & Minneola shaped, rind colour considerable lighter than navel orange rind colour. Flavour is good; fruit picked Dec. 14 was already 13.9 S/A ratio; navels were averaging about 10.5 to 11.5 S/A ratio. Might be good for early season juice; bitterness not checked.

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

Season of ripeness at Riverside, California:  November to January.

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