Tarocco Blood Orange Budwood

Citrus sinensis.

This seedling line was chosen for propagation because of its outstanding performance on fruit production, vigor, fruit size, and its deep red color in the flesh and rind. The quality of the fruit is also excellent.

medium-large to large blood orange variety with few to no seeds. Tarocco blood orange if one of the major blood orange varieties of the world.  The distinctive color is a natural mutation and is due to the presence of anthocyanin, the same plant compound that is responsible for the color of pomegranates.  The distinctive color requires a chilly winter to develop properly. Tarocco #7 is one of the most delicious blood orange varieties in the Citrus Variety Collection, although the rind of this blood orange gets very little to no coloration at all. The tree is vigorous, but only moderately productive.

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

Season of ripeness at Riverside, California:  December to February.

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