| 0 | RRUT 199 | 'Fukushu' | Citrus japonica Thunb. | California, United States | RIV |  | | 2002 | DONATED | 02/01/2002 | | | | | Cultivar | "...a dwarf vaiety commonly grown as a potted plant in China, in the provinces of Wenchow, Fuchow, Chekiang, and Fukien...fruits obovate with the tip concave, about 3 cm long and 3 cm wide, with 8 segments. The peel is very thin (1.5 mm) and has the same flavor and odor as that of the round kumquat, F. japonica. The seeds are few (rarely more than 2 or 3) and polyembryonic...The peel is said to be 2.5-3 mm thick, soft, sweet and edible; segments 5-6; the pulp, juicy, subacid, refreshing. Seeds sometimes absent but often rather abundant if present, polyembryonic with more embryos than those of the Meiwa kumquat." (Swingle and Reece, 1967, p 335-336) "The Choju kinkan or Changshou or Fukushu kumquat of Japan is a dwarf variety that is reported to be widely grown as a potted plant in CHina and also in Japan to some extent. According to Swingle [citation below], it is characterized by the broadly obovate form of the fruit, a markedly depressed apex, medium size, thin rind (for a kumquat), and a rather large number of segments (five or six, sometimes as many as eight). Seeds are few and polyembryonic. The plant is small and thornless". (Hodgson, 1967, p 583) Obtained from Willits and Newcomb as a possible clean source of this cv which is already in the CVC (PI 539730/RCRC 3475). More information on PI 539730 is available from the Citrus Variety Collection. Tested clean but later also processed by CCPP. (RR Krueger, 06/27/2011) | 1698294 | RRUT 199 |