Mandarin Trees
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California Honey Mandarin Trees
Citrus x reticulata 'California Honey' The Honey Mandarin tree produces sweet, seedless, and easy to peel fruit. They have thin skin that is red-orange in color. Also sold as tangerines, the fruit can become medium to large in size. The tree produces fragrant, ... -
Dancy Mandarin Tree
Citrus reticulata 'Dancy' The Dancy Mandarin is sweet and easy to peel. The fruit is medium size with red-orange skin, juicy flesh and a rich flavor. They are very popular in California and marketed as "Cuties". Thought to be from Tangier, Morocc... -
Page Mandarin #15 Standard
Page mandarin trees produce sweet fruit with thin skin that is easy to peel. -
Satsuma Mandarin Tree Owari
Citrus unshiu The Satsuma Mandarin tree produces sweet and juicy fruit with puffy, very easy to peel skin. Considered to be an ugly looking fruit with an unusual shape. It has a very delicious flavor and is a moderately sized tree that ... -
Tango Mandarin Tree
Tango mandarin is sweet, tangy, seedless, and easy to peel. Tango mandarin is a very delicious, juicy, and very popular variety grown by the largest farmers in California.
Mandarin trees are small easy to grow evergreen citrus that produce and small snack sized, orangish color fruits that is easy to peel and usally eaten fresh or in salads. Mandarins are one of the most popular fruit sold. Mandrins that are Orangish-Red are often sold as tangerines.
Plant Care Information
How To Water
Irrigation Water Quantity and frequency based on tree maturity – Fully saturate the soil with water once per week during the early spring. Increase to twice per week as the weather warms. Water 3 times per week or more during hot summers. Provide about 5 gallons of water for a 5 gallons size plant, 15 gallons of water for a #15 size container plant, and 25 gallons for a #25 depending on soil type. Sandy soils can hold less water required more frequently, while clay soils can hold more water and require less frequent irrigation. Young trees with less developed roots require water more frequently while mature plants with developed roots will require less frequent watering.
Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition
Fertilize your tree every 3-4 months. Use a complete balance fertilizer with a 1-1-1 or 2-1-1 NPK ratio during the Spring and Summer growing season, and a formula with more phosphorus and potassium before the tree flowers to improve fruit production and development.
Winter Pruning and Summer Thinning
Prune your tree to allow light into its center for proper growth and fruit production.
Prune fruit trees in the Winter to maintain size and shape to prepare for Spring growth. Thin the tree in the Summer, and remove excessive fruits. Remove any dry twigs and branches. Cut off any new growth below the graft or very low in the tree, this will direct the plant’s energy to its main branches. Thin your trees during the Spring and Summer seasons to ensure the plant’s energy is directed as desired. Harvest ripe fruit to prevent undesired pests.
Harvesting and Pest Management
The basics of integrated pest management is cleanliness and the use of a combination of methods. This means we use of organic pesticide when the pest population reaches a threshold that requires action. Horticultural oils such as Neem oil is an organic pesticide that controls tiny, soft bodied insects. Use organic Bordeaux and Liqui-cop to manage fungus causing diseases such as powdery mildew, rust, and leaf-curls.
Keep a clean environment, free of weeds and dropped fruit that host insects or attract animals. Harvest when fruit reaches size and store indoors. Use repellants and bird netting to protect your harvest from other animals.