Kinnow
Variety of Mandarin Orange · Citrus reticulata
Juice-rich mass mandarin of South Asia – highly aromatic but seedy.
Also known as: Kinnow mandarin
🇺🇸 USA 1935
Taste & characteristics
Taste
tartjuicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- King (Citrus nobilis) x Willow Leaf (Citrus deliciosa)
- Breeder
- H. B. Frost, UC Riverside
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 130 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium to large, glossy-orange fruit with very high juice content and intense aroma; many seeds, moderately adhering rind.
Growth
Vigorous, tall, heat-tolerant, very productive tree.
Yield
Dominant mandarin in Pakistan and North India; alternate bearing.
Notes
Up to 20 seeds per fruit; adapted to hot, dry climates.
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