
Clement Tangelo
OfficialDuncan Grapefruit x Clementine Tangerine
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Notes
The crosses with grapefruit in which the Clementine has been used as the pollen parent have resulted in a wide diversity of plants and fruits. These show greater hardiness than the Dancy tangerine crosses, a characteristic which accords with that quality in the Clementine. The fruits as a class are inclined to be loose skinned and rather puffy. One of the best of this group has been selected for propagation and has been named the Clement tangelo, as an indication of its relationship to the Clementine tangerine.
The fruits of this variety are rather variable in shape, from oblong oval to depressed globose, the size of a small grapefruit (3 1/4 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter) ; calyx persistent, depressed area around calyx wrinkled and grooved ; color grapefruit yellow with slight orange tinge ; rind soft, thick (one-fourth inch), with oil cells numerous, deeply indented, giving characteristic pebbled appearance, with some wrinkling, free peeling, large open core ; pulp of peculiar soft jellylike consistency devoid of fiber and easily removed without squirting of juice, of pale amber color, pulp vesicles very small; segments 10 to 12, irregular in shape and size ; seeds long and slender, number variable, usually one seed to a segment, occasional fruits entirely seedless ; flavor mild and sweet, low in acidity but not insipid unless overripe ; maturing in December and January. Tree evergreen, vigorous, and fairly productive ; leaves unifoliate, medium to large in size, 4 to 5 1/2 inches in length, shape long-pointed oval with winged petiole, slightly recurved along midrib, resembling the Clementine leaf in this respect but to a less degree.
Origin
Florida, USA
1914·Walter T. Swingle - USDA citrus breeding program