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From: bbs-hrick@jwt.UUCP (Rick Harrison)
Subject: tangerines
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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1993 23:42:53 GMT
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A DIRECTORY OF TANGERINES, TANGELOS AND TANGORS -- FIRST DRAFT
Corrections and additions would be appreciated.
 
Variety name, Classification (mandarin/tangelo/tangor), Hardiness
(sensitive/hardy/very hardy), Tree-description, Ripe-fruit-season, 
Fruit-description, Pollinator-requirements, Notes
 
V: Calamondin
C: hybrid: mandarin X kumquat
H: very hardy
T: small, columnar
R: year-round
F: very small, red-orange skin, acidic flesh, sweet edible rind
P: self-pollinating
 
V: Changsha
C: mandarin (grows true-to-type from seed)
H: very hardy
T:
R: early
F: small-to-medium, seedy, good flavor; "resembles Satsuma"
P: self-pollinating
 
V: Clementine (a.k.a. Algerian)
C: mandarin
H:
T: small-to-medium, weeping habit, dense foliage
R: early
F: medium-size, red-orange skin, peels easily, sweet, juicy
P: best when pollinated by Dancy, Kinnow, Orlando, Valencia
 
V: Dancy
C: mandarin
H: hardy
T: medium-to-large
R: mid-season (Dec-Jan)
F: medium-size, red-orange skin, distinctive oblate shape, easily
F:  peeled & segmented; rich flavor, pleasant aroma
P: 
N: the quintessential tangerine, does best in Florida
 
V: Encore
C: mandarin
H: 
T: medium, upright/spreading habit
R: late season
F: colorful speckled rind, easily peeled, rich and juicy
P:
 
V: Fairchild
C: mandarin
H: 
T: medium, rounded
R: very early
F: medium-size, sweet and juicy
P: 
N: "best in the low deserts of California and Arizona"
 
V: Honey
C: mandarin
H: 
T: medium-to-large, vigorous, spreading
R: early
F: yellow-orange skin, small to medium, very sweet
P: 
N: beware of name confusion; many varieties of fruit are sold
N:  as "Honey tangerines"; Murcott and Minneola are sometimes 
N:  called Honey or Honeybell
 
V: Kara
C: mandarin
H: 
T: medium-large drooping tree with large, dark green leaves
R: late
F: medium-large, flavorful
P: 
N: "best in interior California"
 
V: Kinnow
C: mandarin
H: very hardy
T: large, columnar
R: mid-season
F: medium-size, juicy, rich
P: 
 
V: Lee
C: 
H: 
T: 
R: 
F: 
P: 
 
V: Mediterranean (a.k.a. Willowleaf)
C: mandarin
H: hardy
T: small-to-medium, spreading, with small narrow leaves
R: 
F: medium-small, sweet, aromatic
P: 
N: "hardy, but needs a very hot climate for best fruit"
 
V: Minneola
C: tangelo
H: hardy
T: medium-large, vigorous
R: Dec-Jan
F: large; thick red-orange skin; distinct "neck"; rich, tangy
P: best when pollinated by Dancy, Clementine, Kinnow, Valencia
 
V: Murcott
C: tangor ??
H: semi-sensitive
T: medium, upright
R: Jan-Mar
F: thin yellow-orange skin, medium-size, juicy, sweet
P: 
N: slightly susceptible to scab fungus
 
V: Nova
C: mandarin
H: 
T: 
R: 
F: medium-large, orange rind
P: 
 
V: Orlando
C: tangelo (Duncan grapefruit X Dancy tangerine)
H: "more cold-tolerant than Minneola"
T: cupped leaves
R: Nov-Jan
F: orange rind, medium-large, juicy, mildly sweet
P: best when pollinated by Dancy, Clementine, Kinnow, Temple
 
V: Page
C: "resembles a sweet orange, but technically a mandarin"
H: 
T: medium, round, dense foliage
R: early
F: small-to-medium, rich flavor
P: 
 
V: Ponkan
C: 
H: hardy
T: 
R: Dec-Jan
F: peels easily, "delicious but will not ship"
P: 
 
V: Robinson
C: mandarin
H: hardy
T: 
R: early (Oct-Dec)
F: medium-size, orange or yellow-orange skin, juicy but bland
P: best when pollinated by a tangelo or tangor
N: susceptible to twig dieback; an inferior variety in my opinion
 
V: Satsuma
C: mandarin
H: very hardy
T: medium-small, slow-growing, dark leaves
R: Sep-Nov
F: yellow-orange skin, medium-size, mildly sweet
P: 
 
V: Sunburst
C: 
H: hardy
T: 
R: Nov-Dec
F: bright color, sweet
P: best when pollinated by other varieties
 
V: Temple
C: tangor
H: sensitive
T: medium-small, bushy
R: Jan-Mar
F: medium-large, peelable, seedy, juicy, rich flavor
P: self-pollinating
N: somewhat susceptible to scab
 
V: Wilking
C: mandarin
H: hardy
T: small-to-medium, dense foliage
R: 
F: medium-size, juicy, rich flavor
P: 
N: alternate-bearing (heavy production every other year)
 
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Rick Harrison  71174.2735@compuserve.com  
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