Wekiwa Tangelo Mandarin Budwood

Citrus x tangelo.

Fruit medium-small, spherical to obovate or pyriform; color pale yellow; seeds comparatively few.  Rind medium-thick, smooth, and fairly adherent; axis solid.  Flesh tender, juicy; flavor sweet and mildly acid, becoming unpleasant when overripe.  Under favorable conditions rind pink-blushed and flesh amber-pink.  Early in maturity.

Tree lacking in vigor but productive; leaves small and rounded-oval.

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

Season of ripeness in the climatic conditions of Riverside, California:  November to January.

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