US Seedless Surprise USDA 1-77-19 Tangelo Mandarin Budwood

Citrus hybrid.

Reported to be produced by irradiation of USDA 75-8 (C. x tangelo 'Pearl' X C. paradisi 'Duncan').

Nearly seedless; smooth yellow fruit, fairly round; low acid. Selected mainly as a very early maturing type for fresh fruit use, this potential variety is in the latter stages of testing. The fruit is much like white grapefruit in appearance and is medium in size. It is seedless or nearly so and will pass fresh fruit standards in early September of most years. The taste is very pleasant and low acid with no bitterness evident. Fruit hold exceptionally well on the tree with little tendency to dry out before harvest.

Rootstocks of accession:  Carrizo citrange.

Season of ripeness in the climatic conditions of Riverside, California:  October to December.

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