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Michal mandarin

Citrus reticulata Blanco RUTACEAE

CRC 4049
PI 654838       
VI 601


Source

Received as budwood from A. Harty, MAF, New Zealand.


Parentage/origins

Believed to be a natural hybrid of 'Clementine' and 'Dancy'.


Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange


Season of ripeness at Riverside

October to December


Notes and observations

8/2006, RRK: Said to have good fruit quality, earliness, and peelability, but with tendency to alternate bear, small fruit size, and variable seediness. Possibly of interest in desert areas.


Availability

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

 

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Michal mandarin

 

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Photos by David Karp and Toni Siebert, CVC.
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