Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Citrus australasica 'Byron Sunrise', Taken: 16 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 1157 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Citrus australasica 'Byron Sunrise'

File Number

1157

ACRA Field Book Number

1161

Registration Date

29/06/2010

Application Received

09/03/2006

Family

Rutaceae

Cultivar Name

Citrus australasica 'Byron Sunrise'

Origin

The cultivar originated at Alstonville on the far north coast of NSW and was selected in 2000..

Characteristics

Very narrow upright tall shrub or small tree to a maximum of 2 metres high by 600mm wide. Delicate small rounded leaves. Flowers white (with pink buds) approximately 10-15mm in diameter in October. Fruit a cylindrical berry, 40-80 mms long, 15-25mm in diameter, mottled green/brown to black when fully ripe with clean smooth skin. Flesh is tangerine/red. Note: the flesh/vescicles becomes darker when exposed to air for several hours. Diagnosis: C . ‘Byron Sunrise’is a medium sized selection with a clean smooth skin and a distinctive tangerine/red coloured flesh.

Cultivation

This cultivar has been test grafted on a number of rootstocks for 6 years and shows no signs of incompatibilty. It also shows resistance most citrus pests and diseases.

Publication

Hort Journal Australia October 2022, Vol 15, Issue 4, Pages 36-37;

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1995: Fruit skin: Pale tan mottled to darkish pink and yellow Greyed Orange Group 166a Flesh/vescicles: Red Group 50a to 50b

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

-

NSL ID

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