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Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’

Orange

SKU: _CITSINFUK
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Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’ produces sweet, juicy, and seedless fruit that features a strong red-orange tinge to the rind. The fruit is known for its excellent flavor and typically ripens in late winter. It thrives in full sun, and Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’ produces scented white flowers during the summer months. Additionally, Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’ is self-fertile, making it a low-maintenance option for gardeners who want to cultivate fruit without the need for additional pollinators. Citrus x sinensis is evergreen, a hybrid between Citrus reticulata and Citrus maxima, and native to China, India, and Myanmar. Learn more about Citrus x sinensis. Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’ is believed to be a naturally occurring mutation of a Citrus x sinensis ‘Washington Navel’ tree that was found in the 1960s in the garden of S. Fukumoto in Kokawa (Kokawa-Cho), Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It was was donated to an American doctor named W. P. Bitters in 1983. Bitters selected Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’ from a display of Japanese citrus trees and then brought Citrus x sinensis ‘Fukumoto’ to the United States Department of Agriculture quarantine facility in Glenn Dale, Maryland, United States. It then spent a few years in quarantine before being released in September 1986.

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$63.70$390.00

Evergreen


Height: 3.0m

Width: 2.0m
Estimated 10 year height and width

  • Foliage Colour(s):
    • Winter:
      • green
    • Spring:
      • green
    • Summer:
      • green
    • Autumn:
      • green
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      • white
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  • Fruit Colour(s):
    • Winter:
      • orange
      • red
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