Nova
Variety of Mandarin Orange · Citrus reticulata
Large, glossy mid-season mandarin – sweet, juicy, seedless when isolated.
Also known as: Clementine Nova, Clemenvilla, Suntina
9🇺🇸 USA 1964
Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Clementine Fina x Orlando Tangelo
- Breeder
- USDA Orlando (Florida)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 130 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, deep-orange, glossy fruit with tight but peelable rind; very juicy and sweet, seedless without cross-pollination.
Growth
Vigorous, productive tree.
Yield
Important mid-season variety in Spain (Clemenvilla) and Italy.
Notes
Forms seeds in the presence of foreign pollen sources.
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