Femminello Siracusano 2KR Lemon Budwood

Citrus limon.

The 'Femminello' group of lemons is the most important group in Italy. It comprises several selections with individual characteristics. The two main sub-groups are the 'Femminello Ovale' (also known as the 'Femminello Comune') and the 'Femminello Sfusato' (also known as the 'Femminello Siracusa'). The 'Ovale' is more widely planted due to having superior fruit characteristics. 'Sfusato'/'Siracusa' produce elongated, seedy fruit and are thorny. More recently, 'Santa Teresa' has been utilized as it is more resistant to mal secco. The present accession, 'Femminello siracusano 2KR' is apparently a selection of the 'siracusa' type. It is probably considered to be superior. The main characteristics of this selection are: large productivity, few or absent thorns in the branch, fast growth of the fruits so Femminello Siracusano 2KR can be considered an early selection.

Rootstocks of accession: Yuma Ponderosa lemon, Citrus macrophylla.

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