World of CitrusChangsha Mandarin
UCR records that the tree in its CRC 3577 accession was one of the few trees at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Crystal City to survive the severe 1962–1963 winter freeze.
Maintained the Changsha tree at Crystal City, Texas, where it was observed to survive the 1962–1963 winter freeze.
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UCR records receiving seed from John Cree, Jr., of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station No. 19 in Crystal City, Texas, in 1963, and accessioning the material in its citrus collection as CRC 3577.
Supplied Changsha mandarin seed from Texas Agricultural Experiment Station No. 19 to the UC Riverside citrus collection in 1963.
Served as the Texas source of the Changsha seed received by UC Riverside in 1963.
Received, accessioned, evaluated, and maintained Changsha mandarin as CRC 3577 beginning in 1963.
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UCR's October 1988 accession note records that WPB had questioned the identity of CRC 3577. The note's author, EMN, speculates that “Changsha” may be the place the material came from rather than a varietal name, and leaves the identity question unresolved.
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