Parson Brown Orange
Type and parentage: Sweet Orange
Average diameter (inches): 2 1/2 - 2 3/4
Seeds per fruit: 10-20
Commercial harvest season: October - January
Parson Brown is another early orang ewhich may be harvested slightly
earlier than the Hamlin. It is, however, not as productive as Hamlin and
fruit quality is no better. Its seediness makes it less desirable than Hamlin
for the fresh market. Original plantings of this variety on sour orange
rootstock on heavy hammock soils produced good crops of relatively high quality
fruit as would Hamlin under those conditions.
Selections available at the Immokalee
Foundation:
PB-S-SPB-1-2-3-X-E:
This is a Hughes seedling selection which was one of the first nucellar
selections entered into the budwood program. Characterized as vigorous with
high yields.
University of Florida,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 1995
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
Division of Plant Industry,
Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration