Citrus Growers Forum

dauben · Posted: Sun 09 Mar, 2008 7:44 pm

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Succulent Citrus

Host Paul James visits the University of California, the center of the citrus universe.

Gardening by the Yard host Paul James tastes his way through the citrus groves of the University of California in Riverside with his guide, Otilla Bier, citrus field director. The citrus collection at the university has over 900 varieties with new ones added every year.

The rest of the story is here:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_trees_shrubs_fruit/article/0,1785,HGTV_3647_5423253,00.html
It's also set to rerun on April 08, 2008 7:00 AM

Of particular interest to me is the mandarin cultivar "USDA eighty-eight-two" that isn't released yet. Does anyone have an inside scoop?

Phillip

fftulip · Joined: 29 Nov 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Lake Hughes, CA

That's odd. On this Spring's (2008) budwood order form USDA 88-2 is listed, as a cross of Lee X Nova, so presumably it is released now. I don't know anything else about it.

citrusboy · Posted: Mon 10 Mar, 2008 2:04 am

Thanks for the link Phillip! Yes 88-2 is released! You can get your budwood at the next cutting.

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JoeReal · Posted: Mon 10 Mar, 2008 3:00 am

I have 88-2, 88-3 that have sprouted from my last summer's CCPP budwood orders. They should have similar or some common parentage as Tango and Gold Nugget.

dauben · Posted: Mon 10 Mar, 2008 11:27 am

JoeReal wrote:

I have 88-2, 88-3 that have sprouted from my last summer's CCPP budwood orders. They should have similar or some common parentage as Tango and Gold Nugget.

I have a Gold Nugget. I assume the fruit will have a similar taste. Did you get a chance to taste the fruit before you ordered budwood last summer?

Phillip

JoeReal · Posted: Mon 10 Mar, 2008 12:19 pm

Only tasted the Gold Nugget. The 88-2 and 88-3 were not in the taste test that I've been to.