88-3 mandarin hybrid
Citrus reticulata Blanco
CRC 3992
PI 539543
VI 488
Source: Received as budwood from the Florida A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm, Leesburg, 1988.
Parentage/origins: Robinson mandarin x Lee mandarin. It was developed at the United States Department of Agriculture Station in Orlando, Florida, and has since been evaluated for commercial potential.
Rootstocks of accession: Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside: October to December
Notes and observations:
It is a moderately large tree at maturity. 88-3 is an early season mandarin with medium size fruit. The rind is medium orange in color and slightly pebbled. The fruit has not been considered commerical especially because of its tendancy to be very seedy at approximately 15 seeds per fruit on average.