Citrus Encyclopedia

Citrus reticulata 'W. Murcott Afourer' (Murcott...

W. Murcott Afourer (Nadorcott) is the mandarin that launched the global premium mandarin industry — discovered in Morocco around 1985, its exceptional sweetness (Brix 13–15°), deep color, and near-seedlessness transformed...

Citrus reticulata 'W. Murcott Afourer' (Murcott...

W. Murcott Afourer (Nadorcott) is the mandarin that launched the global premium mandarin industry — discovered in Morocco around 1985, its exceptional sweetness (Brix 13–15°), deep color, and near-seedlessness transformed...

Citrus reticulata 'Tango' (Tango-Mandarine)

Tango is a gamma-irradiation-induced seedless mutation of W. Murcott Afourer, developed at UC Riverside and released in 2006. Its guaranteed seedlessness — regardless of nearby pollinizers — has made it...

Citrus reticulata 'Tango' (Tango-Mandarine)

Tango is a gamma-irradiation-induced seedless mutation of W. Murcott Afourer, developed at UC Riverside and released in 2006. Its guaranteed seedlessness — regardless of nearby pollinizers — has made it...

Citrus reticulata 'Page' (Paginen-Mandarine)

Page is a USDA-bred Minneola tangelo × Clementine hybrid producing the most intensely flavored mandarin available — a compact, deep orange fruit with extraordinary aromatic complexity. Released in 1963, it...

Citrus reticulata 'Page' (Paginen-Mandarine)

Page is a USDA-bred Minneola tangelo × Clementine hybrid producing the most intensely flavored mandarin available — a compact, deep orange fruit with extraordinary aromatic complexity. Released in 1963, it...

Citrus reticulata 'Owari' (Owari-Satsuma)

Owari is the world's most planted Satsuma mandarin clone, named after Japan's Owari Province and in Western cultivation since 1878. On Poncirus trifoliata rootstock, it survives -9°C — the most...

Citrus reticulata 'Owari' (Owari-Satsuma)

Owari is the world's most planted Satsuma mandarin clone, named after Japan's Owari Province and in Western cultivation since 1878. On Poncirus trifoliata rootstock, it survives -9°C — the most...

Citrus reticulata 'Encore' (Encore-Mandarine)

Encore is the latest-maturing common mandarin, extending the fresh mandarin season from March through June — months after all other varieties have finished. A USDA-bred King × Willowleaf hybrid from...

Citrus reticulata 'Encore' (Encore-Mandarine)

Encore is the latest-maturing common mandarin, extending the fresh mandarin season from March through June — months after all other varieties have finished. A USDA-bred King × Willowleaf hybrid from...

Citrus reticulata 'Fremont' (Fremont-Mandarine)

Fremont is a USDA-bred Clementine × Ponkan hybrid producing the deepest-colored flesh of any standard mandarin, with complex, rich flavor and compact tree habit. Released in 1964, it remains a...

Citrus reticulata 'Fremont' (Fremont-Mandarine)

Fremont is a USDA-bred Clementine × Ponkan hybrid producing the deepest-colored flesh of any standard mandarin, with complex, rich flavor and compact tree habit. Released in 1964, it remains a...