Mandarin orange is a small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata)
with fruit resembling the orange. The fruit is oblate, rather
and roughly resembles a pumpkin in shape. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain
or in fruit salads. Varieties of mandarin orange include the tangerine, clementine,
satsuma and several new
varieties recently released by UCR such as the Goldnugget.
some varieties, notably the tangerine, the rind is loose and can easily be removed
by hand. The tangor, also called a temple orange, is a cross between a
mandarin and an orange. Its thin rind is also easy to peel, and its pale orange
pulp is spicy, full-flavored, and tart. Most canned mandarin oranges are satsumas.
fruit varieties are usually self-fertile (needing the bee only to move pollen
within the same flower), or parthenocarpic, not needing
pollination and therefore
seedless. Tangerine blossoms are an exception. They are self sterile, therefore
must have a pollenizer variety to supply
pollen, and a high bee
population to make a good crop.
of Mandarin Orange Tree