Thong Dee US 145 Pummelo Budwood

Citrus maxima.

Fruit medium-large, very broadly obovoid to oblate; apex slightly depressed; seedy.  Light yellow at maturity.  Rind medium-thin, smooth, and tightly adherent.  Under favorable conditions both albedo and flesh are pink-tinged, the latter in streaks.  Carpellary membranes thin but tough and readily separable from pulp.  Vesicles large; juice plentiful; flavor good.  Midseason in maturity.

Tree vigorous and large.

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

Season of ripeness at Riverside:  October to November.

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