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Hill mandarin

Citrus reticulata Blanco

CRC 3847
PI 539522


Source

Received as seed from India, 1965.


Parentage/origins

Parents unknown. Open-pollinated seedling.


Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange


Season of ripeness at Riverside

Unknown at this time.


Notes and observations

EMN, 1/18/1989: Huge crop, at least 1/2 on ground now. A puffy Ponkan-type. Moderate size considering heavy crop. Peels & sections well. Flavor fair to good; moderately seedy. Not of commercial or backyard promise.


Availability

Not commercially available in California.

 

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Hill mandarin

 

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Hill mandarin fruit sliced open
Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.
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