The citrange (a

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordscitrus hybrid Citrus taxonomy refers to the botanical classification of the species, varieties, cultivars, and graft hybrids within the genus '' Citrus'' and related genera, found in cultivation and in the wild. Citrus taxonomy is complex and controversial ...

of the

sweet orange An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae (see list of plants known as orange); it primarily refers to ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ''Citrus × ...

and the

trifoliate orange The trifoliate orange, ''Citrus trifoliata'' or ''Poncirus trifoliata'', is a member of the family Rutaceae. Whether the trifoliate oranges should be considered to belong to their own genus, ''Poncirus'', or be included in the genus ''Citrus'' is ...

. The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a

cold hardy citrus Cold-hardy citrus is citrus with increased frost tolerance and which may be cultivated far beyond traditional citrus growing regions. Citrus species and citrus hybrids typically described as cold-hardy generally display an ability to withstand wint ...

tree (which is the nature of a trifoliate), with delicious fruit like those of the sweet orange. However, citranges are generally bitter. Citrange is used as a rootstock for citrus in

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, but does not prevent dry root rot or exocortis disease.

Cultivars

There are several named citrange

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

s, including the 'Carrizo' citrange and the 'Troyer' citrange. Both resulted from a hybrid between the

and the Washington

navel orange An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae (see list of plants known as orange); it primarily refers to ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ''Citrus × ...

. There is also a cultivar called 'Rusk' which resulted from a cross between a Ruby orange and a trifoliate orange.

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Citrange photos

Lemon on Troyer Citrange Root; bud-union and rootstock disorder of Troyer citrange with Eureka lemon tops under study in effort to identify cause

The Citrange Story

Citrange fruit extracts alleviate obesity-associated metabolic disorder in high-fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mouse.Population of Endogenous Pararetrovirus Genomes in Carrizo Citrange
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2744815 Citrus Citrus hybrids Oranges (fruit)

Cultivars

See also

References

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