Genetic Dwarf Marsh Grapefruit Budwood

Citrus paradisi.

Reported to be a limb sport of Marsh grapefruit. Brought to Riverside by Paul Moore, Agric. Oper., CRC. Orig. source tree in Yuma owned by Harold Ormsby who gave budwood to Paul Moore.

Exocortis was removed by shoot tip grafting during CCPP processing.

Trees are not very dwarf. Compact growth makes this an attractive tree but tree size is not much smaller than other 1983 planted grapefruit trees in this area. Fruit is typically Marsh type but runs smallish in size.

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

Season of ripeness in the Riverside climate and latitude: February to June.

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