Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Citrus australasica 'Judy's Everbearing', Taken: 16 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 1122 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Citrus australasica 'Judy's Everbearing'

File Number

1122

ACRA Field Book Number

1124

Registration Date

01/02/2007

Application Received

16/05/2005

Family

Rutaceae

Cultivar Name

Citrus australasica 'Judy's Everbearing'

Origin

The cultivar originated at Binna Burra on the outskirts of Bangalow, northern NSW and was selected in 1993. Name derives from the first name of the applicant and the fact that the cultivar bears fruit throughout the year with its main crop being between summer and autumn.

Characteristics

Tall shrub or small tree to a maximum of 3-4 metres high by 2 – 3 metres wide with dense foliage. Axillary spines solitary, straight to 25mm long. Leaves are simple, obovate to elliptic, glabrous. Flowers white (with pink buds) approximately 10-15mm in diameter. Fruit a cylindrical berry, 4-8 cms long, 15-25mm in diameter. Diagnosis: C. ‘Judy’s Everbearing’ is a tall growing selection which bears fruit all year round.

Cultivation

This cultivar has been test grafted on a number of rootstocks and shows no signs of incompatibilty. It also shows resistance most citrus pests and diseases and is moderately frost hardy.

Publication

RHS Cultivar Registration Bulletin 2 (2022), p32;

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1995: Fruit – skin : variable Grey Orange Group 165B;Vescicles: Translucent Yellow Green 150D to 186C and Red Purple Group57C

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Judy Viola.

Uses

Suitable shrub for mixed planting or tub. Edible fruit

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

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NSL ID

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