Small, sweet, and easy to snack on, these mandarins ripen across the winter season. They are a great fit for anyone who wants peelable fruit with richer flavor than a standard orange.
Clementine: Clementine is a small, sweet mandarin with smooth bright-orange skin and snack-size fruit. It peels easily, has rich flavor, and is especially good for eating fresh right off the tree. The tree forms a rounded canopy with naturally drooping branches and can be kept smaller with light pruning. It can also grow in a large container, although an in-ground tree will be happier and more productive over time.
Projected harvest: Late November through February
W. Murcott: W. Murcott is a late-season mandarin with smooth reddish-orange skin, tender flesh, abundant juice, and a rich sweetness that can lean almost tropical. The thin rind peels easily when fresh, but it is best to clip the fruit instead of pulling it from the tree. The upright, vigorous tree ripens after many other mandarins, extending the season into spring. Crop size may alternate from year to year.
Projected harvest: January through May
Freemont: Freemont is a rich, sweet mandarin hybrid with deep orange skin and bright reddish-orange flesh. The rind is medium-thick but easy to peel, and the fruit stays juicy on the tree for months after it matures. The nearly thornless tree grows upright, produces well, and fits nicely into a home orchard. Expect some seeds, but also expect a lot of flavor from this early winter mandarin.
Projected harvest: Late November through February
Harvest timing varies with weather, microclimate, tree age, and care.
Small, sweet, and easy to snack on, these mandarins ripen across the winter season. They are a great fit for anyone who wants peelable fruit with richer flavor than a standard orange.
Clementine: Clementine is a small, sweet mandarin with smooth bright-orange skin and snack-size fruit. It peels easily, has rich flavor, and is especially good for eating fresh right off the tree. The tree forms a rounded canopy with naturally drooping branches and can be kept smaller with light pruning. It can also grow in a large container, although an in-ground tree will be happier and more productive over time.
Projected harvest: Late November through February
W. Murcott: W. Murcott is a late-season mandarin with smooth reddish-orange skin, tender flesh, abundant juice, and a rich sweetness that can lean almost tropical. The thin rind peels easily when fresh, but it is best to clip the fruit instead of pulling it from the tree. The upright, vigorous tree ripens after many other mandarins, extending the season into spring. Crop size may alternate from year to year.
Projected harvest: January through May
Freemont: Freemont is a rich, sweet mandarin hybrid with deep orange skin and bright reddish-orange flesh. The rind is medium-thick but easy to peel, and the fruit stays juicy on the tree for months after it matures. The nearly thornless tree grows upright, produces well, and fits nicely into a home orchard. Expect some seeds, but also expect a lot of flavor from this early winter mandarin.
Projected harvest: Late November through February
Harvest timing varies with weather, microclimate, tree age, and care.
