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Hamlin

Variety of Sweet orange · Citrus sinensis
Early, cold-tolerant Florida juicing orange with pale, mild juice.
Also known as: Hamlin
Edible value9Medicinal value7Other uses6
🇺🇸 USA 1879

Taste & characteristics

Taste

mildtartjuicysweet

Profile

Parentage
Zufaellig entstandener Saemling in Florida
Breeder
A. G. Hamlin
Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
140 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Small to medium, seedless to low-seeded fruit with thin rind and pale, mild juice.

Growth

Vigorous, productive and relatively cold-tolerant tree.

Yield

Florida's key early-season juicing orange; opens the juice season.

Notes

Usually paired with Valencia to supply juice year-round.

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