logo

  • Home

  • Interface
  • Tables
  • Key to Symbols :

    Blue is Most used; Green is Minor use Yellow is Recently Released

    G – Good
    P – Poor
    H – High

    I – Intermediate
    L – Low
    Lg – Large

    R – Resistant
    S – Susceptible
    Sm – Small
    T – Tolerant

    – Blank space - Rating unknown
    or undetermined
    UFR – University of Florida Rootstock
    US - USDA Rootstock

    [ ] – Any symbol in brackets indicates a probable or expected rating; and, +/- Relative ranking.

    Footnotes:
    * - Seed germination in the first year under appropriate storage conditions
    ** - Producers few seeds
    *** - Seedlings are highly variable

    Florida Citrus Rootstock Selection Guide, 4th Edition
    Rootstocks Horticultural Traits Tolerances Diseases and Pests
    Rootstock Year of
    first avail.
    Seed
    germination*
    Seedlings
    uniformity
    Tree
    Size
    Spacing Yield
    per Tree
    Yield
    per Acre
    Juice
    Quality
    Fruit
    Size
    Salinity High pH Clay
    Soil
    Wet
    Soil
    Drought Freeze HLB
    incidence
    Blight Phytophthora P.palmivora weevil
    complex
    Burrowing
    Nematode
    Citrus
    Nematode
    Tristeza
    C-35 citrange 1994 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8-10 I I-H H/I I [P-i] P [P] [I] T+ [S] [S] R T
    Carrizo citrange 1932 >90% 90% Lg 8-12 H I-H I-H/I I-Lg P P P I G G I-H I I [S] [S] S T
    Cleopatra mandarin 1932 >90% 99% Lg 8-15 L-I I H/H Sm G I G P I-G G L S-T S [S] S S T
    Kuharske citrange 1932 >90% 80%-90% Lg 8-12 [H] I-H I/I I/Lg [P-I] [P] [G] [G] I [S] [R] S [T]
    Sour orange Long
    established
    >90% 91% I-Lg 8-12 I-H I-H H+/H I G G G G+ I G L T+ T T S S S
    Swingle citrumelo 1974 >90 95% I 8-12 I I I/I I P P P [G] P-I G I T T+ S [S] R T
    US-802(Pummelo x TF) 2007 >90% 98% LG 12-14 H I L-I/I Lg [I] [G] [I] G L T T T T
    US-812(Sunki x Benecke TF) 2001 >90% 96%td> I 10-12 H H H/H I G [I] [I] [G] I T+ T [S] T+
    US-897(Cleo x TF) 2007 >90% 98% Sm 8-10 L H H/H Sm-I [I] [G] [I] I I I T T T
    US-942(Sunki x Flying Dragon TF) 2010 >90% 96% Sm-I 8-10 H H H/H I [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] L T+ T T T+
    Volkamer lemon 1970 >90% 98% Lg 12-15 H I-H L/L Lg I T I I-G G P S T [S] S S T
    x-639(Cleo x Rubidoux TF) 1994 80%-90% 80%-90% Lg 8-12 I I-H H/H I G [I] [G] [G] [I-G] L T [S] [S] T
    Benton citrange 1986 >90% 98% Lg 8-12 H H/I I-Lg P-I P [P] [I] G G T [S] T
    Flying Dragon TF 1978 80%-90% 80%-90% Sm 5-7 L-I H H/H Sm-I P P G I P G P T [I] S R T
    Goutou 1994 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8-10 [L-I] [I] L-I/L Lg [I] G [G] S [S] [S] T+
    Kinkoji 1986 80%-90% 86% I 8-10 [I] I L-I/L I [I] [G] [G] T [S] [S] T
    Rough lemon Long
    established
    80%-90% 80%-90% Lg 10-15 H I-H L/L Lg I G I I G P S S S S S T
    Rusk citrange 1960 80%-90%** 80%-90% Sm-I 6-8 I I-H H+/I I P P P [P] P-I [I] T [S] S T
    Shekwasha mandarin 1986 80%-90% 80%-90% I-Lg 8-15 L-I I I/H Sm [I] G+ [G] P I-G G S [S] S S T
    Smooth Flat Seville 1988 10%-49% 41% I 8-12 L-I I L-I/I I-Lg [I] G [G] I [G] [I] [T] S [S] [S] [T]
    Sun Chu Sha mandarin 1988 80%-90% 80%-90% Lg 8-12 L-I I H/H Sm [I] I+ G P [I-G] [G] S [S] S S T
    Sweet orange Long
    established
    80%-90% 80%-90% Lg 10-12 I I I/I I-Lg I I I P P I T+ S+ [S] S S T
    Trifoliate orange Long
    established
    80%-90% 80%-90% Sm 6-8 L-I H H/H Sm-I P- P- G G P I-G [S] T+ [S] S R T+
    US-852(Changsha x TF) 1999 50%-79% 40%-60% I 8-10 H H H/H I [I] [I] G I G T [S] T
    1584(TF x Milam) 2004 80%-90%** 80%-90% I 8-12 H I-H/I I [I] G T I [S] T T
    C-22 Bitters(Sunki x Swingle TF) 2009 80%-90% 80%-90% Sm-I 6-8 [I] [I] H/I I G+ [I] I S I
    C-54 Carpenter(Sunki x Swingle TF) 2009 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8 [H] [H] H/I I I [L] I G I
    C-57 Furr(Sunki x Swingle TF) 2009 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8 [H] [H] H/I I I [L] G G I
    C-146(Sunki x Swingle TF) 2009 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8 [H] [H] H/I I [L] [G] [G] [I]
    US-896(Cleo x Rubidoux TF) 2015 >90% 97% Sm-I 8-10 H H H/H I-Lg I I T T [S] T
    US-1279(Cleo x Gotha Rd TF) 2014 >90% <5% Sm-I 8-10 H H I/H I-Lg L T [I] T
    US-1281(Cleo x Gotha Rd TF) 2014 >90% <5% Sm-I 8-10 H H H/H I-Lg L T [I] T
    US-1282(Cleo x Gotha Rd TF) 2014 >90% <5% Sm-I 8-10 H H H/H I-Lg L T [I] T
    US-1283(Ninkat x Gotha Rd TF) 2014 >90% 96% Sm-I 8-10 H H H/H I-Lg L T [I] T
    US-1284(Ninkat x Gotha Rd TF) 2014 >90% 95% I 10-12 H H I/I I-Lg L T [I] T
    US-1516(Pumelo x TF) 2015 80%-90% 73% I-Lg 10-14 H H L-I/I I-Lg L T [I] T
    UFR-1(4x Nova + HBP x Cleo + TF) 2015 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8-10 H H I/H I [G] G G I L [I] T T [T]
    UFR-2(4x Nova + HBP x Cleo + TF) 2015 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8-10 I/H I/H I/I I [G] I L [I] T [I] [T]
    UFR-4(4x Nova + HBP x Cleo + TF) 2015 80%-90% 80%-90% I 10 H H I/H I G G I L [I] T [T] [T]
    UFR-5(4x Nova + HBP x Succari + TF) 2015 80%-90% 80%-90% I 8-10 H H H/I I-Lg [I] G I L-I T [T] [T]
    UFR-6(4x Changsha + TF) 2015 80%-90% 80%-90% Sm 6-8 H H H Sm-l [I] G I [I] T T
    UFR-15(HBP x Cleo) 2015 80%-90% 10%-49%*** Lg 12 [I] [I-H] I/I Lg [G] [G] [G] I [G] T
    UFR-16(HPB x Cleo) 2015 80%-90% 10%-49%*** I/Lg 10-12 [I] [I-H] I/I Lg [G] [G] [G] I [G] T [T]
    UFR-17(Nova + HPB x SO + Carizzo) 2015 80%-90% 80%-90% Sm-l 8-10 [H] H I/I I [I] [G] [G] G L [G] T [I]
    US Super Sour 1 2019 >90% <5% Sm-l 8-12 [H] [H] I/H/I-H I-Lg L T [T]
    US Super Sour 2 2019 Sm-l 8-12 [H] [H] I/I I L T [T]
    US Super Sour 3 2019 Sm-l 8-10 [H] [H] I/I I L T [T]

myUFL | UF-IFAS-IRREC Citrus Horticulture Lab | Privacy Policy | Analytics (Google Privacy Policy) | 2023 © Florida Citrus Rootstock Selection Guide