‘Carabao’ originated in the Philippines and is a vigorous tree (Campbell, 1992; Knight et al., 2009). The fruit peel is greenish to bright yellow with a few greenish dots, 270-440 g . The pulp has very low fiber, is tender and melting, lemon yellow color, with a sweet, spicy mild aroma of good to excellent quality. ‘Carabao’ is an early season cultivar.
'Carabao' phenology | |||||||||||
Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Dormant to Panicle emergence | Panicle emergence, flowering, fruit set | Fruit set | Harvest | Flushing, pruning>flushing, semi-dormant | Dormant, semi-dormant |