Orig. from a cross Clementine × Ponkan made in 1954 in Orlando, Fla., by Philip C. Reece, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture; seed planted at Indio, Calif.; tree grown to fruiting at the Southwestern Irrigation Field Sta., Brawley, Calif., where Fremont was selected in 1959 by J.R. Furr, U.S. Date and Citrus Sta., Indio; tested as Indio C54-3-1. Introd. in 1964. <b>Fruit:</b> size medium, 2 1/2 inches in diam.; oblate; peel smooth, bright reddish-orange, easy to remove; flesh deep orange, tender; juicy, free from granulation even when grown on Rough lemon rootstock in light sandy soil; flavor excellent, sprightly; quality excellent, retaining good quality even when overripe in January or later; about 15 small to medium seeds per fruit, about half being monoembryonic; best suited as fresh fruit; ripens early, just before Dancy and after Clementine; sunburns easily because of tree's upright growth. <b>Tree:</b> hardy; moderately vigorous, precocious, productive; branches upright, nearly thornless; heat tolerant; adapted to Coachella and Imperial valleys of California; pollinator probably needed. Named in memory of John Charles Fremont (1813-90), explorer and scientific observer in western North America.