Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Citrus australasica 'Blunobia Pink Crystal', Taken: 16 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 1154 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Citrus australasica 'Blunobia Pink Crystal'

File Number

1154

ACRA Field Book Number

1158

Registration Date

01/02/2007

Application Received

09/05/2006

Family

Rutaceae

Cultivar Name

Citrus australasica 'Blunobia Pink Crystal'

Origin

Originator: Jim and Barbara O’Brien, Mt Burrell, Murwillumbah. ‘Blunobia’ is the name of farm where originator lives. Cultivar first introduced in 1988..

Characteristics

A dense medium shrub 2 metres high by 1 metres wide. Axillary spines solitary, straight to 25mm long. Leaves are small and narrow, simple, obovate to elliptic, glabrous, new foliage light green in colour. Flowers white (with pink buds) approximately 10-15mm in diameter from August to September. Fruit a cylindrical berry, 4-8 cms long, 15-25mm in diameter , skin green with brown overtone, vesicles deep pink and easy to extract. Diagnosis: Citrus australasica 'Blunobia Pink Crystal' is a compact shrub which bears fruit with deep pink vescicles.

Cultivation

The plant has been compatibility tested at the applicants nursery on root stocks over a period of 8 years and has shown no signs of inconsistency. Resistant to most citrus diseases

Publication

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

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1995 Fruit skin: Yellow Green Group 147A/B Vescicles: Red Purple Group 60A

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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