Orig. in Indio, Calif., by J .R. Furr, U.S. Date and Citrus Sta., U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1964. Clementine × Dancy; cross made in 1948; selected in 1959; tested as Indio C489-6. <b>Fruit:</b> tangerine type; medium to large, 2 1/4 to 3 inches in diam.; oblate, typical of the species; peel attractive, slightly bumpy, orange to reddish-orange, only moderately easy to remove from flesh; flesh sprightly, subacid, pleasing, firm, but tender, juicy, orangecolored; seed medium, monoembryonic, numerous (20-30) in mixed plantings; best suited as fresh fruit; quality satisfactory on trees on Rough lemon rootstock; for highest quality and late-holding on tree, it is recommended to use sour orange, Cleopatra mandarin, or Troyer citrange rootstock; harvested late, from late January through March. <b>Tree:</b> productive; vigorous; spreading, dense; hardy; heat tolerant; adapted especially to Coachella and Imperial valleys of California; pollinator probably necessary. Named for Robert Fortune (1812-1880), English plant explorer who introduced the kumquat into Europe and America.