TAROCCO IPPOLITO

Selection rehabilitated through micrografting carried out in 1987 at the CRA-ACM in Acireale. Skin color: orange-yellow. Surface: finely papillate. Shape: spheroidal – ellipsoidal. Average weight: 210 - 230 g. Stem attachment: weak. Albedo adhesion: medium. Skin thickness: medium. Flesh color: intense orange. Juice yield: high. Total soluble solids: medium. Total acidity: medium. Seeds: absent. Fruiting: constant. Productivity: high. Ripening period: January-February. Persistence of ripe fruit on the plant: low. Wind resistance: not very resistant. Vigor: strong. Habit: rounded but not uniform throughout the canopy, disheveled appearance. Thorns: small and present on vigorous shoots. Leaf: oval-elliptical with a pointed tip and absent or barely visible fins on the leaves of vigorous shoots.