This mandarin collection runs from rich, early winter fruit to late varieties that hold into spring. Expect easy snacking, excellent juice, and a wide range of peelability, seed count, and harvest timing.
Daisy: Daisy is a Fortune-Fremont mandarin hybrid selected for its rich flavor and attractive dark-orange fruit. The medium-to-large mandarins peel and section fairly well, grow in generous clusters, and usually contain a moderate number of seeds. The spreading tree can produce a very heavy crop, then follow with a lighter year, so some thinning and pruning may help keep production and branch weight in balance.
Projected harvest: Mid-December through January
Kinnow: Kinnow is a vigorous mandarin with smooth orange skin and a rich, distinctive flavor. The fruit is juicy and holds well on the tree, although it is seedier and does not peel quite as easily as many modern mandarins. The upright tree has good cold resistance and can be highly productive, with a tendency to alternate between heavy and lighter crops. Choose it for flavor and juice rather than seedless convenience.
Projected harvest: Mid-season
Golden Nugget: Golden Nugget is a seedless, late-season mandarin with bright orange flesh, a rich sweet flavor, and an aromatic, slightly bumpy peel. The fruit is moderately easy to peel and holds exceptionally well on the tree, sometimes remaining in good condition into summer. The vigorous, upright tree can become moderately large. This is a great pick for extending mandarin season after many winter varieties are finished.
Projected harvest: Early spring, with excellent holding quality
Tango: Tango is a productive, seedless-style mandarin with smooth deep-orange skin, fine-textured flesh, and an easy-peeling rind at maturity. It ripens in winter but holds its quality well into spring. Young trees grow upright and can carry very heavy crops, so regular pruning helps build a rounded canopy, protect branches, and maintain good fruit size. It is a strong choice when you want a long harvest window.
Projected harvest: Late January through April
Harvest timing varies with weather, microclimate, tree age, and care.
This mandarin collection runs from rich, early winter fruit to late varieties that hold into spring. Expect easy snacking, excellent juice, and a wide range of peelability, seed count, and harvest timing.
Daisy: Daisy is a Fortune-Fremont mandarin hybrid selected for its rich flavor and attractive dark-orange fruit. The medium-to-large mandarins peel and section fairly well, grow in generous clusters, and usually contain a moderate number of seeds. The spreading tree can produce a very heavy crop, then follow with a lighter year, so some thinning and pruning may help keep production and branch weight in balance.
Projected harvest: Mid-December through January
Kinnow: Kinnow is a vigorous mandarin with smooth orange skin and a rich, distinctive flavor. The fruit is juicy and holds well on the tree, although it is seedier and does not peel quite as easily as many modern mandarins. The upright tree has good cold resistance and can be highly productive, with a tendency to alternate between heavy and lighter crops. Choose it for flavor and juice rather than seedless convenience.
Projected harvest: Mid-season
Golden Nugget: Golden Nugget is a seedless, late-season mandarin with bright orange flesh, a rich sweet flavor, and an aromatic, slightly bumpy peel. The fruit is moderately easy to peel and holds exceptionally well on the tree, sometimes remaining in good condition into summer. The vigorous, upright tree can become moderately large. This is a great pick for extending mandarin season after many winter varieties are finished.
Projected harvest: Early spring, with excellent holding quality
Tango: Tango is a productive, seedless-style mandarin with smooth deep-orange skin, fine-textured flesh, and an easy-peeling rind at maturity. It ripens in winter but holds its quality well into spring. Young trees grow upright and can carry very heavy crops, so regular pruning helps build a rounded canopy, protect branches, and maintain good fruit size. It is a strong choice when you want a long harvest window.
Projected harvest: Late January through April
Harvest timing varies with weather, microclimate, tree age, and care.
