Murcott
Variety of Mandarin Orange · Citrus reticulata
Extremely sweet 'Honey' mandarin with very juicy flesh – late ripening.
Also known as: Honey Tangerine, Honey Murcott, Smith Tangerine
9🇺🇸 USA 1916
Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Vermutlich Tangor (Mandarine x Orange)
- Breeder
- USDA / C. Murcott Smith (Florida)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 140 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, flattened, glossy fruit; exceptionally sweet and juicy with some seeds; rind adheres somewhat more.
Growth
Vigorous tree, prone to heavy set and limb overload.
Yield
Important late variety in Florida, Australia and South America.
Notes
Strongly alternate bearing; thinning recommended.
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