World of CitrusThompson Grapefruit
Thompson Pink grapefruit originated in 1913 as a pink-fleshed limb sport on a Marsh grapefruit tree in the orchard of W. B. Thompson at Oneco, Florida. S. A. Collins is credited with discovering the mutation.
Discovered the pink-fleshed Marsh grapefruit limb sport in 1913.
Owner of the orchard and Marsh tree on which the mutation was discovered.
Royal Palms Nurseries of Oneco named the pink Marsh mutation Thompson in 1924, eleven years after its discovery.
Named Thompson Pink grapefruit in 1924.
Royal Palms Nurseries commercially introduced Thompson Pink grapefruit in 1924. It rapidly became important as the first seedless pigmented grapefruit cultivar.
Commercially introduced Thompson Pink in 1924.
The Riverside citrus collection received Thompson Pink as budwood from Date Gardens at Indio, California, in 1930. The accession became CRC 2010 / PI 539462.
Source of Thompson Pink budwood received by Riverside in 1930.
Received and maintained Thompson Pink as CRC 2010.
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