World of CitrusUS-812 Citrandarin
US-812 originated from a Sunki mandarin × Benecke trifoliate orange cross made by Joe Furr at the USDA Date and Citrus Station in Indio, California, in 1965.
Made the 1965 Sunki mandarin × Benecke trifoliate orange cross.
The USDA Agricultural Research Service released US-812 in May 2001 for unrestricted commercial use as a citrus rootstock.
Released US-812 in May 2001.
Riverside received US-812 budwood in 2002 from Florida Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration as clone DPI-814-A. The Florida material traced to the original USDA parent tree FF-1-132-46. The Riverside accession is CRC 4261 / VI 965.
Source of the US-812 clone received by Riverside in 2002.
Received and maintains US-812 as CRC 4261 / VI 965.
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During early testing, seed of the Sunki × Benecke selection was transferred to the USDA Horticultural Research Laboratory in Orlando, Florida. Florida testing used the names Sunki-Benecke, HRS-812, and US-812.
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