Riverside 1873 Parent Washington Navel Orange Budwood

Citrus sinensis.

Buds taken from the original parent navel planted by Elizabeth Tibbets in 1873.

Fruit large, spherical to obovoid or ellipsoid; base sometimes slightly collared; apex often slightly protruded or broadly nippled; navel medium to large and sometimes protruding navel; seedless.  Especially well-colored (deep orange).  Rind medium-thick, somewhat tender; surface coarsely pitted and moderately pebbled.  Flesh color deep; texture firm; moderately juicy; flavor rich.  Fruit holds on tree and stores and ships relatively well, but processes poorly.  Early in maturity.

Tree round-topped, somewhat drooping, and medium in size and vigor.  Sensitive to heat and aridity during bloom and fruit-setting, and hence restricted in range of climatic adaptation.  Anthers cream-colored, for they are devoid of pollen.

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

Season of ripeness at Riverside, California:  November to January

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