Miyagawa Satsuma mandarin

Citrus unshiu Marcovitch

CRC 4074
PI 654862
VI 612

Source

Received as budwood from A. Harty, New Zealand.

Parentage/origins

Originated as a limb sport in a 'Zairai' tree in Fukuoka Prefecture and was named and introduced by Dr. T. Tanaka in 1923.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

October to December

Notes and observations

8/2006, RRK: Trees are said to be vigorous and productive, fruit to be of high quality, early, and seedless.

Notes from Andrew Harty: 'Miyagawa' is an early maturing satsuma that has been grown in New Zealand for many years and was the basis of its satsuma industry. It is still a popular variety, but is considered by some to be too difficult to manage and is being surperseded slowly by newer varieties. 'Miho' and Okitsu' are easier to manage (less flowers are formed and therefore less fruit thinning is required and they mature earlier or achieve higher sugar contents).In a trial in California conducted by Thomas Chao, UC Riverside, 'Miyagawa' (along with 'Xie Shan') developed brix earlier in the season. Projected harvest in the San Joaquin Valley was as early as mid-September. 'Miyagawa' had a sharp flavor due to moderately high acid coupled with moderate sugar levels. Internal color was better than the other selections tested. Additionally, it was seedless and peeled easily.

Description from The Citrus Industry Vol. 1 (1967)

"Fruit large (for satsuma), moderately oblate, with thin and smooth rind. Seedless. Juice abundant, sugars and acid well-blended, and quality excellent. Matures very early and stores well for Wase Unshû.

Tree more vigorous than most old Wase clones and productive.

Miyagawa originated as a limb sport in a Zairai tree in Fukuoka Prefecture and was named and introduced by Dr. Tyôzaburô Tanaka in 1923. It is currently the best known and much the most extensively grown of the Wase varieties."

Availability

Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Click here to order budwood.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Miyagawa Satsuma mandarin

Bibliography

Topics in Subtropics, 2005, 3(2):3-5

CVC Fruit Quality Data for Miyagawa Satsuma mandarin

(New format sorted by Julian date from Jan1)

CULTIVAR	LOCATION	DATE	JULIAN DATE	Mean SSC	Citric acid (%)	SSC/TA	# FRUIT	LENGTH	AVG. LENGTH	WIDTH	AVG. WIDTH	L/W	WEIGHT	AVG. WT.	COLOR	TEXTURE	RIND	SEEDS	AVG. SEEDS	INTERIOR	JUICE WT.	% JUICE
Miyagawa	Riverside	9/25/2009	268	10.850	0.909	11.880	10	51.10	5.11	56.00	5.60	0.91	817.20	81.72	3.80	2.00	27.00	7.00	0.70	10 MED OR	353.00	43.20
Miyagawa	Riverside	9/25/2009	268	8.650	0.703	12.372	10	55.70	5.57	59.30	5.93	0.94	971.70	97.17	3.80	2.00	32.00	9.00	0.90	10 MED OR	415.70	42.78
Miyagawa	Lindcove	9/28/2009	271	8.700	0.889	9.784	10	65.30	6.53	73.50	7.35	0.89	1844.50	184.45	3.70	2.00	46.00	0.00	0.00	10 MED OR	875.50	47.47
Miyagawa	Lindcove	9/28/2009	271	8.600	0.992	8.671	10	65.80	6.58	69.00	6.90	0.95	1623.40	162.34	4.10	1.50	32.00	4.00	0.40	10 MED OR	790.90	48.72
Miyagawa	Lindcove	9/28/2009	271	8.300	0.931	8.917	10	64.80	6.48	66.50	6.65	0.97	1445.90	144.59	4.00	2.50	34.00	0.00	0.00	10 MED OR	624.70	43.20
Miyagawa	Lindcove	9/28/2009	271	8.950	1.114	7.992	10	64.30	6.43	68.50	6.85	0.94	1556.10	155.61	3.80	2.00	34.00	0.00	0.00	10 MED OR	696.80	44.78
Miyagawa	Lindcove	9/29/2008	273	5.200	0.622	12.860	10	66.80	6.68	68.90	6.89	0.97	1547.70	154.77	3.90	1.50	35.00	0.00	0.00	ORANGE	719.90	46.51
Miyagawa	Lindcove	9/29/2008	273	8.000	0.687	11.650	10	72.90	7.29	73.10	7.31	1.00	1914.10	191.41	3.70	2.00	36.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	896.70	46.85
Miyagawa	Riverside	9/29/2008	273	10.800	0.855	12.571	10	57.00	5.70	56.90	5.69	1.00	865.10	86.51	4.00	2.50	33.00	12.00	1.20	BR. ORANGE	397.70	45.97
Miyagawa	Riverside	9/29/2008	273	8.800	0.819	10.680	10	60.90	6.09	60.40	6.04	1.01	1075.20	107.52	3.80	2.50	27.00	18.00	1.80	BR. ORANGE	530.80	49.37
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/1/2007	274	9.700	1.300	7.490	10	55.20	5.52	60.00	6.00	0.92	942.60	94.26	5.00	3.00	32.00	22.00	2.20	BR. ORANGE	255.50	27.11
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/1/2007	274	11.300	1.260	8.940	10	52.90	5.29	55.50	5.55	0.95	783.90	78.39	5.50	3.00	31.00	13.00	1.30	BR. ORANGE	318.20	40.59
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/2/2006	275	9.900	1.140	8.680	10	57.70	5.77	67.30	6.73	0.86	1318.00	131.80	4.00	3.00	37.00	1.00	0.10	ORANGE	676.70	51.34
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/2/2006	275	9.900	1.080	9.160	10	62.30	6.23	69.60	6.96	0.90	1491.70	149.17	4.00	3.00	38.00	0.00	0.00	ORANGE	702.80	47.11
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/2/2006	275	10.500	1.300	8.100	10	63.30	6.33	67.50	6.75	0.94	1382.20	138.22	4.00	3.50	41.00	19.00	1.90	ORANGE	623.60	45.12
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/2/2006	275	11.100	1.260	8.840	10	54.30	5.43	60.30	6.03	0.90	976.30	97.63	4.00	3.00	34.00	6.00	0.60	ORANGE	477.60	48.92
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/3/2005	276	10.000	0.920	10.900	10	51.00	5.10	60.90	6.09	0.84	977.10	97.71	3.50	3.00	31.00	16.00	1.60	BR. ORANGE	465.80	47.67
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/3/2005	276	11.100	0.900	12.380	10	46.30	4.63	55.90	5.59	0.83	741.20	74.12	5.50	2.50	22.00	13.00	1.30	BR. ORANGE	358.40	48.35
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/6/2005	279	6.400	0.830	7.810	10	51.70	5.17	60.40	6.04	0.86	1021.40	102.14	4.00	2.50	26.00	3.00	0.30	BR. ORANGE	490.50	48.02
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/6/2005	279	5.700	0.690	8.380	10	57.10	5.71	64.50	6.45	0.89	1211.40	121.14	4.50	3.00	24.00	1.00	0.10	ORANGE	600.50	49.57
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/10/2007	283	9.100	0.700	13.080	10	61.60	6.16	61.50	6.15	1.00	1204.30	120.43	5.00	1.00	32.00	9.00	0.90	BR. ORANGE	595.10	49.41
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/10/2007	283	8.300	0.730	11.390	10	69.80	6.98	68.60	6.86	1.02	1550.80	155.08	5.00	1.00	38.00	6.00	0.60	BR. ORANGE	763.20	49.21
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/17/2006	290	8.700	0.710	12.250	10	61.50	6.15	69.90	6.99	0.88	1484.50	148.45	4.50	3.50	36.00	3.00	0.30	BR. ORANGE	662.80	44.65
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/17/2006	290	9.500	0.700	13.600	10	59.90	5.99	69.20	6.92	0.87	1493.10	149.31	5.00	3.50	31.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	743.00	49.76
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/19/2009	292	9.000	0.744	12.101	10	63.30	6.33	70.90	7.09	0.89	1596.30	159.63	6.20	3.00	42.00	0.00	0.00	10 MED OR	783.40	49.08
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/19/2009	292	8.900	0.684	13.014	10	64.30	6.43	73.80	7.38	0.87	1790.40	179.04	5.60	2.50	35.00	1.00	0.10	10 MED OR	960.20	53.63
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/19/2009	292	8.300	0.632	13.143	10	71.00	7.10	73.50	7.35	0.97	1813.90	181.39	5.40	3.50	42.00	0.00	0.00	10 MED OR	669.90	36.93
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/19/2009	292	9.250	0.806	11.536	10	70.40	7.04	76.50	7.65	0.92	1967.80	196.78	4.90	3.50	42.00	3.00	0.30	10 MED OR	768.10	39.03
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/20/2005	293	7.200	0.590	12.300	10	60.80	6.08	69.10	6.91	0.88	1496.80	149.68	5.00	3.50	34.00	1.00	0.10	MED. ORANGE	699.80	46.75
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/20/2005	293	8.100	0.720	11.390	10	59.30	5.93	65.40	6.54	0.91	1344.70	134.47	5.00	3.00	32.00	1.00	0.10	BR. ORANGE	625.90	46.55
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/19/2008	293	10.200	0.846	12.055	10	50.00	5.00	57.40	5.74	0.87	837.90	83.79	4.80	1.50	32.00	1.00	0.10	10 MED OR	370.50	44.22
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/19/2008	293	9.850	0.782	12.530	10	53.20	5.32	57.50	5.75	0.93	913.40	91.34	4.40	2.00	33.00	10.00	1.00	10 MED OR	471.30	51.60
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/20/2008	294	7.900	0.611	12.941	10	79.00	7.90	83.20	8.32	0.95	2582.90	258.29	3.60	2.50	41.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	1058.30	40.97
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/20/2008	294	10.300	0.496	20.883	10	68.60	6.86	75.60	7.56	0.91	1900.80	190.08	5.50	2.00	33.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	842.80	44.34
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/20/2008	294	9.800	0.784	12.561	10	63.40	6.34	68.80	6.88	0.92	1472.70	147.27	4.80	2.00	29.00	16.00	1.60	BR. ORANGE	644.80	43.78
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/20/2008	294	8.800	0.661	13.321	10	54.60	5.46	57.80	5.78	0.94	869.20	86.92	4.90	1.50	27.00	18.00	1.80	BR. ORANGE	395.90	45.55
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/22/2007	295	11.200	0.940	12.010	10	54.30	5.43	61.20	6.12	0.89	1010.60	101.06	6.00	2.00	33.00	9.00	0.90	BR. ORANGE	139.10	13.76
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/22/2007	295	13.100	0.920	14.180	10	53.00	5.30	54.20	5.42	0.98	748.70	74.87	10.00	1.00	31.00	21.00	2.10	BR. ORANGE	309.00	41.27
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/23/2006	296	8.800	0.740	11.960	10	61.30	6.13	69.20	6.92	0.89	1457.30	145.73	4.50	3.00	33.00	12.00	1.20	BR. ORANGE	836.40	57.39
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/23/2006	296	10.000	1.270	7.890	10	57.00	5.70	63.80	6.38	0.89	1168.40	116.84	5.00	3.00	32.00	12.00	1.20	BR. ORANGE	743.20	63.61
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/24/2005	297	11.000	0.980	11.170	10	50.20	5.02	62.20	6.22	0.81	1034.50	103.45	5.00	3.00	28.00	10.00	1.00	BR. ORANGE	473.20	45.74
Miyagawa	Riverside	10/24/2005	297	12.100	0.940	12.990	10	44.60	4.46	56.20	5.62	0.79	729.80	72.98	7.00	3.00	31.00	9.00	0.90	BR. ORANGE	355.80	48.75
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/29/2007	302	9.400	0.830	11.240	10	63.40	6.34	65.60	6.56	0.97	1259.00	125.90	7.00	3.00	41.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	531.80	42.24
Miyagawa	Lindcove	10/29/2007	302	9.900	0.760	12.980	10	65.70	6.57	67.20	6.72	0.98	1350.50	135.05	7.50	3.00	37.00	1.00	0.10	BR. ORANGE	569.20	42.15
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/9/2009	313	12.350	0.796	15.574	10	53.70	5.37	60.20	6.02	0.89	938.70	93.87	6.80	2.50	35.00	9.00	0.90	10 MED OR	429.50	45.75
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/9/2009	313	12.000	0.732	16.395	10	57.50	5.75	61.70	6.17	0.93	1041.00	104.10	6.40	3.50	42.00	13.00	1.30	10 MED OR	489.80	47.05
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/10/2008	315	9.900	0.590	16.767	10	75.10	7.51	80.70	8.07	0.93	2126.10	212.61	5.80	3.00	53.00	1.00	0.10	BR. ORANGE	648.50	30.50
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/10/2008	315	10.100	0.595	16.982	10	75.70	7.57	78.10	7.81	0.97	2108.10	210.81	8.40	2.00	46.00	3.00	0.30	BR. ORANGE	836.30	39.67
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/11/2009	315	10.300	0.665	15.497	10	67.20	6.72	74.40	7.44	0.90	1734.30	173.43	7.00	3.50	48.00	0.00	0.00	10 MED OR	684.10	39.45
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/11/2009	315	10.300	0.631	16.335	10	70.80	7.08	77.10	7.71	0.92	2018.40	201.84	6.70	3.00	47.00	3.00	0.30	10 MED OR	933.40	46.24
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/10/2008	315	11.100	0.610	18.123	10	60.40	6.04	39.20	3.92	1.54	1219.10	121.91	6.70	2.50	36.00	14.00	1.40	BR. ORANGE	333.10	27.32
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/10/2008	315	13.300	0.728	18.265	10	56.30	5.63	59.80	5.98	0.94	942.10	94.21	7.50	2.50	34.00	29.00	2.90	BR. ORANGE	365.20	38.76
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/13/2006	317	9.400	0.750	15.520	10	69.40	6.94	77.20	7.72	0.90	1874.70	187.47	8.50	3.50	34.00	11.00	1.10	BR. ORANGE	866.20	46.20
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/13/2006	317	11.100	0.730	15.220	10	61.30	6.13	69.40	6.94	0.88	1348.90	134.89	10.50	3.50	46.00	2.00	0.20	BR. ORANGE	565.60	41.93
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/13/2007	317	11.400	0.870	13.040	10	53.10	5.31	60.50	6.05	0.88	862.90	86.29	7.00	2.50	40.00	6.00	0.60	BR. ORANGE	318.70	36.93
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/13/2007	317	13.600	0.900	15.220	10	52.50	5.25	56.00	5.60	0.94	717.20	71.72	7.50	2.50	38.00	27.00	2.70	BR. ORANGE	250.40	34.91
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/14/2005	318	11.300	1.130	14.480	10	50.50	5.05	63.30	6.33	0.80	1054.70	105.47	10.50	3.00	30.00	12.00	1.20	BR. ORANGE	470.70	44.63
Miyagawa	Riverside	11/14/2005	318	13.200	0.780	17.220	10	44.50	4.45	57.40	5.74	0.78	778.40	77.84	11.00	3.00	24.00	4.00	0.40	BR. ORANGE	384.50	49.40
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/15/2007	319	9.500	0.580	16.330	10	78.20	7.82	77.50	7.75	1.01	1947.80	194.78	11.50	3.00	51.00	5.00	0.50	BR. ORANGE	614.40	31.54
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/16/2006	320	8.900	0.680	13.100	10	67.00	6.70	77.70	7.77	0.86	1760.80	176.08	8.00	3.50	43.00	1.00	0.10	BR. ORANGE	630.10	35.78
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/16/2006	320	9.500	0.660	14.470	10	62.50	6.25	73.20	7.32	0.85	1576.00	157.60	9.00	3.00	41.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	671.40	42.60
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/18/2005	322	8.700	0.580	14.980	10	59.50	5.95	68.80	6.88	0.86	1354.40	135.44	10.50	2.00	29.00	0.00	0.00	BR. ORANGE	564.00	41.64
Miyagawa	Lindcove	11/18/2005	322	7.400	0.610	12.170	10	59.60	5.96	67.90	6.79	0.88	1320.60	132.06	10.50	2.00	28.00	3.00	0.30	BR. ORANGE	476.20	36.06