Citrus reticulata Blanco
CRC 3615
PI 539514
VI 282
Source
Received as budwood from Dr. Joe Furr, USDCS, Indio, CA, 1968.
Parentage/origins
Reported to be a hybrid of a Clementine mandarin and Orlando tangelo.
Rootstocks of accession
Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange
Season of ripeness at Riverside
November to January
Notes and observations
Nova, a sibling of the Lee, Osceola, and Robinson mandarins, is a hybrid of Clementine mandarin and Orlando tangelo. The tree grows vigorously and can be thorny. The medium-sized fruit is usually subglobose and has a slightly pebbled thin reddish-orange rind that is easily peeled. The flesh is dark orange, fine-textured, and juicy with a sweet, rich flavor. In mixed plantings, Nova fruits are moderately seedy, but in isolation the fruits are seedless but less plentiful. Nova matures in early winter and holds well on the tree.
3/1987, EMN: Many on ground but still holding well on tree. Peels somewhat poorly but is excellent to eat, few seeds. "Nove" in Spanish means "does not go", and this cultivar hasn't. How sad, too bad.Polyembryonic. Dr. Reece, Texas, Weslaco A & I Station, sent seeds to Dr. Furr. This is a hybrid of Clementine X Orlando.
Description from The Citrus Industry Vol. 1 (1967)
"Fruit much like Orlando in size and form, medium-large, oblate to subglobose and without neck; base slightly rounded; apex nearly flat. Rind thin, leathery, moderately adherent but easily peelable; surface slightly pebbled; color deep yellowish-orange at maturity (deeper than Orlando). Segments about 11, easily separable; central axis medium in size and open. Flesh color deep orange; juicy; flavor pleasant. Seeds numerous in mixed plantings, polyembryonic, and with light green cotyledons. Colors and matures very early (considerably ahead of Orlando).
This very early ripening variety is a sister to the Lee, Osceola, and Robinson mandarins, all four resulting from a Clementine mandarin-Orlando tangelo cross made in 1942 by Gardner and Bellows of the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Orlando, Florida, and described and released in 1964 (Reece, Hearn, and Gardner, 1964). Since its parents are strongly self-incompatible and more fruitful if cross-pollinated, it seems likely that Nova will exhibit the same characteristics."
Availability
Commercially available in California through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Click here to order budwood.
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Nova mandarin
CVC Fruit Quality Data for Nova mandarin
(Old format)
| CULTIVAR | SAMPLE LOCATION | DATE | NUMBER OF FRUIT PER SAMPLE | TOTAL LENGTH PER SAMPLE (cm) | TOTAL WIDTH PER SAMPLE (cm) | LENGTH /WIDTH RATIO | TOTAL WT PER SAMPLE (grams) | MEAN WEIGHT PER FRUIT (grams) | EXTERNAL COLOR BASED ON COLOR CHART | TEXTURE BASED ON CHART | TOTAL RIND THICKNESS PER SAMPLE (mm) | TOTAL SEEDS PER SAMPLE | INTERIOR COLOR DESCRIPTION | TOTAL JUICE WT. PER SAMPLE (grams) | % JUICE | TSS (TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS) | % ACID (BASED ON CITRIC ACID) | RATIO (TSS / % ACID) |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/8/1997 | 10 | 63.0 | 72.2 | 0.9 | 1686.9 | 168.7 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 47.0 | 70.0 | MED. ORANGE | 817.8 | 48.5 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/8/1997 | 10 | 58.8 | 69.9 | 0.8 | 1469.0 | 146.9 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 52.0 | 77.0 | MED. ORANGE | 595.8 | 40.6 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/8/1997 | 10 | 55.6 | 63.0 | 0.9 | 1274.7 | 127.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 169.0 | MED. ORANGE | 649.7 | 51.0 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/8/1997 | 5 | 34.7 | 37.8 | 0.9 | 1012.5 | 202.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 70.0 | LT.-MED. OR. | 486.3 | 48.0 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/27/1997 | 10 | 57.9 | 65.2 | 0.9 | 1321.2 | 132.1 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 30.0 | 164.0 | BR. ORANGE | 732.1 | 55.4 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/27/1997 | 5 | 35.0 | 38.3 | 0.9 | 1052.0 | 210.4 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 17.0 | LT-MED. OR. | 476.1 | 45.3 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/28/1997 | 8 | 48.8 | 53.5 | 0.9 | 1090.2 | 136.3 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 26.0 | LT-MED. OR. | 472.8 | 43.4 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 12/18/1997 | 10 | 61.1 | 70.8 | 0.9 | 1520.8 | 152.1 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | LT-MED. OR. | 646.2 | 42.5 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 12/18/1997 | 10 | 60.3 | 67.7 | 0.9 | 1370.8 | 137.1 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 52.0 | 46.0 | LT-MED. OR. | 569.6 | 41.6 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/6/1998 | 10 | 61.2 | 69.3 | 0.9 | 1562.2 | 156.2 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 36.0 | 56.0 | MED. ORANGE | 755.8 | 48.4 | 13.4 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/6/1998 | 10 | 55.8 | 63.4 | 0.9 | 1148.8 | 114.9 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | MED. ORANGE | 476.8 | 41.5 | 14.4 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/6/1998 | 6 | 38.3 | 46.2 | 0.8 | 1176.8 | 196.1 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 27.0 | 97.0 | BR. ORANGE | 532.6 | 45.3 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/8/1998 | 10 | 57.4 | 65.5 | 0.9 | 1381.9 | 138.2 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 110.0 | BR. ORANGE | 686.8 | 49.7 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 18.0 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/8/1998 | 10 | 56.4 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1398.0 | 139.8 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 121.0 | BR. ORANGE | 672.0 | 48.1 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 17.3 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 2/2/1998 | 10 | 60.0 | 64.2 | 0.9 | 1381.7 | 138.2 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 71.0 | BR. ORANGE | 775.7 | 56.1 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 20.0 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 2/2/1998 | 10 | 54.7 | 65.8 | 0.8 | 1319.8 | 132.0 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 35.0 | 91.0 | BR. ORANGE | 669.3 | 50.7 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 2/5/1998 | 10 | 66.1 | 74.8 | 0.9 | 1992.5 | 199.3 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 31.0 | 117.0 | BR. ORANGE | 1054.5 | 52.9 | 13.1 | 0.8 | 17.4 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/5/1999 | 10 | 53.3 | 60.6 | 0.9 | 988.8 | 98.9 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 43.0 | 36.0 | MED. ORANGE | 362.6 | 36.7 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/5/1999 | 10 | 54.6 | 62.6 | 0.9 | 1032.1 | 103.2 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 29.0 | MED. ORANGE | 313.9 | 30.4 | 13.7 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/12/1999 | 10 | 49.4 | 58.6 | 0.8 | 931.8 | 93.2 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 36.0 | MED. ORANGE | 493.4 | 53.0 | 12.8 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/12/1999 | 10 | 51.4 | 60.2 | 0.9 | 1054.5 | 105.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 114.0 | MED. ORANGE | 544.4 | 51.6 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 13.2 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/26/1999 | 10 | 52.4 | 59.8 | 0.9 | 1073.4 | 107.3 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 116.0 | DK. ORANGE | 549.2 | 51.2 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 15.9 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/26/1999 | 10 | 50.9 | 58.4 | 0.9 | 945.6 | 94.6 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 25.0 | 122.0 | DK. ORANGE | 463.0 | 49.0 | 14.6 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/27/1999 | 9 | 54.4 | 48.6 | 1.1 | 859.5 | 95.5 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 39.0 | MED. ORANGE | 350.7 | 40.8 | 13.9 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/27/1999 | 10 | 66.8 | 57.7 | 1.2 | 1171.3 | 117.1 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 41.0 | 46.0 | MED. ORANGE | 427.4 | 36.5 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/28/1999 | 10 | 53.9 | 61.1 | 0.9 | 1095.2 | 109.5 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 10.0 | BR. ORANGE | 545.0 | 49.8 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 12.4 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/28/1999 | 10 | 14.2 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 1245.6 | 124.6 | 12.9 | 2.0 | NA | 142.0 | BR. ORANGE | 651.1 | 52.3 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 14.2 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 2/11/1999 | 10 | 60.0 | 52.0 | 1.2 | 862.0 | 86.2 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 26.0 | MED. ORANGE | 334.8 | 38.8 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 2/11/1999 | 10 | 63.9 | 54.1 | 1.2 | 1021.2 | 102.1 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 46.0 | 27.0 | MED. ORANGE | 370.1 | 36.2 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 2/19/1999 | 10 | 54.1 | 63.5 | 0.9 | 1186.2 | 118.6 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 32.0 | 53.0 | BR. ORANGE | 566.4 | 47.7 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 2/19/1999 | 10 | 55.4 | 67.9 | 0.8 | 1411.1 | 141.1 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 174.0 | BR. ORANGE | 718.0 | 50.9 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 2/22/1999 | 10 | 52.8 | 57.8 | 0.9 | 988.0 | 98.8 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 186.0 | BR. ORANGE | 486.3 | 49.2 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 19.9 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 2/22/1999 | 10 | 50.9 | 56.0 | 0.9 | 908.8 | 90.9 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 140.0 | BR. ORANGE | 451.7 | 49.7 | 14.6 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 12/13/1999 | 10 | 50.1 | 55.5 | 0.9 | 848.0 | 84.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 74.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 3988.0 | 470.3 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 12/13/1999 | 10 | 48.8 | 54.7 | 0.9 | 798.1 | 79.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 124.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 343.5 | 43.0 | 15.7 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 12/15/1999 | 10 | 63.5 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 1490.4 | 149.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 144.0 | LT. ORANGE | 323.8 | 21.7 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 12/15/1999 | 10 | 45.2 | 44.6 | 1.0 | 725.5 | 72.6 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 63.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 371.8 | 51.2 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 12/15/1999 | 6 | 31.7 | 37.9 | 0.8 | 697.9 | 116.3 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 114.0 | DK. ORANGE | 310.6 | 44.5 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 9.1 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/4/2000 | 10 | 49.1 | 57.0 | 0.9 | 872.6 | 87.3 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 32.0 | 81.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 419.5 | 48.1 | 15.4 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| NOVA | Lindcove | 1/4/2000 | 10 | 48.9 | 55.0 | 0.9 | 777.1 | 77.7 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 42.0 | 98.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 317.2 | 40.8 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/5/2000 | 10 | 46.4 | 57.5 | 0.8 | 873.5 | 87.4 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 102.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 436.3 | 49.9 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/5/2000 | 10 | 44.7 | 50.8 | 0.9 | 653.6 | 65.4 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 320.0 | MED.-BR. OR. | 219.0 | 33.5 | 16.4 | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/26/2000 | 10 | 50.0 | 61.6 | 0.8 | 1044.5 | 104.5 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 35.0 | 58.0 | BR. ORANGE | 559.3 | 53.5 | 14.6 | 1.0 | 13.9 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/26/2000 | 10 | 44.6 | 49.3 | 0.9 | 604.9 | 60.5 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 42.0 | 198.0 | MED. ORANGE | 195.6 | 32.3 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 12/12/2000 | 10 | 51.5 | 56.1 | 0.9 | 873.7 | 87.4 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 326.0 | BR. ORANGE | 382.1 | 43.7 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 12/12/2000 | 10 | 47.6 | 52.5 | 0.9 | 735.1 | 73.5 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 23.0 | 322.0 | BR. ORANGE | 358.2 | 48.7 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/3/2001 | 10 | 55.4 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 1067.7 | 106.8 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 252.0 | BR. ORANGE | 593.7 | 55.6 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/3/2001 | 10 | 53.0 | 58.8 | 0.9 | 981.2 | 98.1 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 234.0 | BR. ORANGE | 486.6 | 49.6 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/5/2001 | 10 | 56.0 | 61.5 | 0.9 | 1154.2 | 115.4 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 32.0 | 240.0 | BR. ORANGE | 558.8 | 48.4 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/5/2001 | 7 | 36.7 | 40.4 | 0.9 | 675.4 | 96.5 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 176.0 | BR. ORANGE | 354.3 | 52.5 | 15.7 | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 1/12/2001 | 10 | 62.6 | 76.5 | 0.8 | 1776.1 | 177.6 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 201.0 | BR. ORANGE | 574.9 | 32.4 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/24/2001 | 10 | 64.4 | 59.3 | 1.1 | 1347.0 | 134.7 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 31.0 | 170.0 | BR. ORANGE | 628.8 | 46.7 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 20.5 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 1/24/2001 | 10 | 57.8 | 53.7 | 1.1 | 979.7 | 98.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 30.0 | 184.0 | BR. ORANGE | 471.4 | 48.1 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 18.3 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/30/2001 | 10 | 59.1 | 54.3 | 1.1 | 1004.6 | 100.5 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 248.0 | BR. ORANGE | NA | NA | 14.9 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| NOVA | Riverside | 1/30/2001 | 10 | 62.1 | 57.3 | 1.1 | 1162.1 | 116.2 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 266.0 | BR. ORANGE | NA | NA | 15.3 | 0.9 | 16.9 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 2/16/2001 | 10 | 57.2 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 1156.2 | 115.6 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 170.0 | BR. ORANGE | 536.5 | 46.4 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 24.2 |
| NOVA | Irvine | 2/16/2001 | 10 | 52.8 | 58.0 | 0.9 | 963.1 | 96.3 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 30.0 | 110.0 | BR. ORANGE | 389.7 | 40.5 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 21.0 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/9/2003 | 10 | 50.5 | 52.2 | 1.0 | 716.0 | 71.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 39.0 | 134.0 | YELLOW | 128.3 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/9/2003 | 10 | 55.4 | 60.4 | 0.9 | 1039.4 | 103.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 34.0 | 128.0 | PALE YELLOW | 261.1 | 25.1 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 15.3 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/9/2003 | 10 | 58.3 | 55.8 | 1.0 | 869.9 | 87.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 43.0 | 61.0 | PALE YELLOW | 268.2 | 30.8 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/9/2003 | 10 | 52.8 | 55.6 | 0.9 | 845.2 | 84.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 36.0 | 161.0 | PALE YELLOW | 270.5 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 14.9 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/9/2003 | 10 | 54.6 | 57.2 | 1.0 | 901.0 | 90.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 41.0 | 109.0 | PALE YELLOW | 271.9 | 30.2 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/9/2003 | 10 | 54.8 | 59.3 | 0.9 | 976.6 | 97.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 116.0 | LT. YELLOW | 192.8 | 19.7 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 16.4 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 11/21/2003 | 10 | 61.2 | 67.7 | 0.9 | 1311.6 | 131.2 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 128.0 | PALE ORANGE | 143.8 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 11/21/2003 | 10 | 61.2 | 67.7 | 0.9 | 1311.6 | 131.2 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 128.0 | PALE ORANGE | 143.8 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 66.6 | 62.6 | 1.1 | 1102.4 | 110.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 115.0 | PALE YELLOW | 319.2 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 64.3 | 65.8 | 1.0 | 1403.8 | 140.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 96.0 | PALE ORANGE | 573.2 | 40.8 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 11.2 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 66.4 | 66.9 | 1.0 | 1454.8 | 145.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 35.0 | 58.0 | PALE YELLOW | 514.9 | 35.4 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 62.1 | 63.1 | 1.0 | 1257.7 | 125.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 40.0 | 231.0 | PALE YELLOW | 493.7 | 39.3 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 11.6 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 64.8 | 63.7 | 1.0 | 1235.1 | 123.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | 131.0 | PALE YELLOW | 379.9 | 30.8 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 12.1 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 1.0 | 1213.3 | 121.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 49.0 | 58.0 | LT. YELLOW | 345.1 | 28.4 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| NOVA | Coachella | 10/28/2004 | 10 | 65.1 | 64.1 | 1.0 | 1269.0 | 126.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 49.0 | 37.0 | LT. YELLOW | 307.5 | 24.2 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
