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World of CitrusWorld of CitrusArcobal Orange
CREA · 2015 catalog · pp. 101–102
Arcobal’s cultivar entry and named breeders, including the national application filed on March 12, 2012.
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Milazzo Flora
https://www.milazzoflora.it/products/arcobal/ (opens in a new tab)
Nursery description of growth, repeat flowering, striped fruit, culinary uses and winter shelter.
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DK-CitrusDreams
https://dk-citrusdreams.nl/ONZE-CITRUS-COLLECTIE/ (opens in a new tab)
The entry uses parentage rather than the name Arcobal. Its stated −12°C tolerance is an expectation, not a documented minimum. Cultivar identity remains unconfirmed.
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Dani's plants & snackyard · YouTube · 2025-05-01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYJVap4GHwg (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: Dani shows an indoor UK container tree developing red stripes in late April. One fallen orange-colored fruit tasted watery, without noticeable sweetness or acidity; she suspects it was not ripe. Fruit had hung for nearly a year. She also reports scale insects. The video’s opening flowering and pollination discussion concerns a different lemon tree.
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lyonheart84 exotic fruit growing · YouTube · 2026-01-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTIA5b4gYrQ (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: Brett tastes fruit that arrived detached with a purchased Arcobal tree. It peels readily, is very juicy, has slight red flesh coloring and small thin seeds, and tastes acidic rather than sweet. He finds it edible but prefers blood orange and suggests marmalade. Seed viability and greater cold hardiness are conjectures, not tested results.
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Skandiberg · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2026-03-05
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=60062.msg577231#msg577231 (opens in a new tab)
In this follow-up on received fruit that had stood for two weeks, Skandiberg reports Arcobal at Brix 8.5 with six seeds and describes lemon-like and blood-orange aroma and very juicy flesh. The author says storage improved the fruit’s edibility. This is a received-fruit report, not the author’s own tree; orchard provenance and sample count are unstated.
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Skandiberg · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2026-02-23
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=60062.msg576517#msg576517 (opens in a new tab)
In a received-fruit report, Skandiberg says some Arcobal fruit had no external red color and others had light red striping; the flesh looked orange without apparent red hues. The poster found the fruit not easy to peel and speculated about a Meyer-like floral note. Orchard provenance and fruit count are unstated; the two-week post-83 follow-up concerns the same received shipment, not an independent sample.
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Skandiberg · Tropical Fruit Forum · Cold Hardy Citrus · 2025-10-19
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=60062.msg568947#msg568947 (opens in a new tab)
Post #5 reports one Arcobal fruit the author left on a desk for a week because it felt hard; the author explicitly questions how representative it is. The post gives Brix 7, no developed seeds, easy rind separation, orange flesh and source-attributed texture/aroma descriptors. It is distinct from later received-fruit reports in posts #73/#83.
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