History

Introduced

UCR accession records identify Citremon CRC 1448 (cutting A) and CRC 1449 (cutting B) as cuttings received from W.T. Swingle, USDA, in June 1924.

• Walter T. SwingleIntroducer

  Supplied the Citremon cuttings received by the University of California citrus collection in June 1924.

• United States Department of AgricultureOther

  Maintained the Citremon breeding material supplied through Walter T. Swingle to the University of California collection.

• UC Riverside Citrus Experiment StationOther

  Received, accessioned, evaluated, and preserved the Citremon cuttings as CRC 1448 and CRC 1449.

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Cross Made

UCR lists the parentage/origins of Citremon CRC 1448 as Poncirus trifoliata x Citrus limon. The record does not specify a hybridization date, lemon cultivar, breeder, breeding location, or seed and pollen roles.

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