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In 1998, a severe frost struck and the tree stopped bearing fruit for a number of years. As a result of the frost, decay fungus entered the trunk and hollowed it out. To ensure preservation of the tree, propagation experts at the University of California, Riverside successfully cloned the tree in 2003 and three clones were brought to Oroville for planting.
The collection is one of the most diverse citrus germplasm collections. Aside from its foundations of supporting research, the collection also supports educational tours and extension activities through the University of California, Riverside. David Karp photographed the fruit and trees of the CVC, which are placed on the web by Toni Siebert.
The University of California, Riverside, Botanic Gardens are 40 acres (16.2 ha) of botanical gardens containing more than 3,500 plant species from around the world. The Gardens are located in the eastern foothills of the Box Springs Mountain on the University of California, Riverside campus in Riverside, California, US.
On March 18, 1905, a legislative board of commissioners was appropriated $30,000 to select the site and implement the measure. On February 14, 1907, the University of California Regents established the UC Citrus Experiment Station (CES) on 23 acres (93,000 m 2) of land on the east slope of Mount Rubidoux in Riverside.
The Washington Navel Orange is also called California Navel Orange. [2] The navel orange is a mutation of regular sweet orange. This mutated orange was discovered in a monastery orchard in Brazil in 1820. [3] In 1870 a cutting from the navel orange was sent to Washington, D.C., thus was called the Washington navel orange. The name "navel orange ...
California Citrus State Historic Park is an open-air museum in the city of Riverside, California, United States. As part of the state park system of California , it interprets the historic cultural landscape of the citrus industry .
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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in California is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name