World of CitrusYalaha Tangelo
The UCR Citrus Variety Collection reports that Yalaha was made by USDA in Florida in 1911 from Duncan grapefruit and Dancy tangerine; it identifies the breeding designation as CPB 52016-K-12.
USDA breeding program responsible for the 1911 Duncan grapefruit × Dancy tangerine cross.
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The UCR Citrus Variety Collection reports that Yalaha was introduced in 1931 and had not achieved importance. Circular 181’s authors expected the rind to give good shipping and keeping qualities for late-market fruit, especially March and April or later.
Introduced Yalaha tangelo in 1931.
The UCR Citrus Variety Collection reports that CRC 2559 / PI 539700 was received as CPB budwood in 1934.
UCR’s Source field identifies CPB as the budwood source for CRC 2559 in 1934; the profile does not expand this abbreviation.
UCR records CRC 2559 as received as budwood from CPB in 1934; the profile does not identify an individual field collector or document later maintenance.
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USDA Circular 181, published in August 1931, identifies CPB 52016-K-12 as Yalaha and says the name came from the Lake County town where the selection had fruited for several seasons. The circular does not identify who assigned the name.
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