World of CitrusEureka Lemon
Seed from lemon fruit of Italian origin was reportedly planted in Los Angeles in 1858, producing a group of seedlings from which Eureka Lemon was later selected. The identity of the seed parent cultivar, pollen parent, person who planted the seed, and exact germination date are undocumented.
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Around 1877, C. R. Workman supplied Thomas A. Garey with budwood from one of the selected lemon seedlings. Garey propagated the selection through his Los Angeles nursery.
Supplied the original budwood to Thomas A. Garey.
Propagated and developed the selected seedling as a nursery cultivar.
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The selection was introduced under the name Garey's Eureka around 1877.
Garey propagated and introduced the selection around 1877 under the name Garey's Eureka. The UCR account does not identify who coined that name; this credit should not be read as independent evidence that Garey personally coined it.
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Thomas A. Garey propagated the selected seedling and introduced it through his Los Angeles nursery as Garey's Eureka.
Propagated and commercially introduced Eureka Lemon through his Los Angeles nursery.
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Several years after the seedlings were raised, Andrew Boyle and C. R. Workman acquired some of them and selected several promising trees. One of these selections became Eureka Lemon.
Helped evaluate and select promising trees from the Italian-origin lemon seedling population.
Helped evaluate and select promising trees from the Italian-origin lemon seedling population.
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