Soheila Citron Hybrid Budwood

Citrus hybrid.

Fruits appear to be large, yellow, with very pebbly rind. Size is round yet oblong towards fruit apex.  Aromatics and oils of external rind similar to that of citron.  Leaves are slightly smaller than true pummelo-types, but less similar to true citron, shaped elliptical to ovate.  Medium-small sized leaf petiole wing.  Young leaf flush purple-red, presence of anthocyanin.  Albedo slightly sponge-like texture, vesicles less coarse than true citrons.  Sour, slightly bitter taste.  Moderately seedy.

Carrizo citrange, US 942 is a good rootstock of accession. Season of ripeness is December to January in California.

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