Mandarin, Tangerine, & Tangelo Citrus Trees
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(The Mandarin and Tangerine varieties may be classified differently around the world)
Clementine Mandarin
Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay
Fruit Size: Small; Also known as Cutie or Halo
Seeds: Few
Season: Oct-Dec
Tree Height: 10 to 25 ft.
Origin: Southeast Asia
Root Stock: Sour Orange
Dancy Mandarin
Image by GK von Skoddeheimen from Pixabay
Fruit Size: Medium; Christmas Fruit; 1st American Tangerine
Seeds: Many
Season: Nov-Jan
Origin: Morocco
Tree Height: 3 to 10 ft.Â
Root Stock: Sour Orange
Kinnow Mandarin
Image from istock.com/Jogy Abraham
Fruit Size: Medium
Seeds: Many
Season: Jan-Mar
Origin: California
Tree Height: 12 to 18 ft.
Root Stock: Sour Orange
Mandarin, Tangerine, & Tangelo Citrus Trees Continued
Murcott Mandarin/Tangerine
Image by Angelal 17 from Pixabay
Fruit Size: Medium; Also known as Honey Tangerine
Seeds: Seedless
Season: Jan-Mar
Origin: Florida
Tree Height: 15 to 20 ft.Â
Root Stock: Sour Orange
Ponkan Mandarin
Image from istock.com/Rodrigo Moreira
Fruit Size: Large
Seeds: Few
Season: Nov-Jan
Origin: India
Tree Height: 15 to 20 ft.Â
Root Stock: Sour Orange
Minneola Tangelo
Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay
Fruit Size: Medium; Also known as Honey Bell; Sweet & Tart
Seeds: Few
Season: Dec-Jan Origin: Florida
Tree Height: 10 to 16
Root Stock: Sour Orange