![]() ![]() Thus, the outer roots are placed in contact with the soil of the planting site and growth commences almost immediately. At planting, use a gentle stream of water from the garden hose to wash an inch or so of the medium from all around the root ball, thereby exposing the peripheral roots. It has a very delicious flavor and is a moderately sized tree that bears tiny white fragrant blossoms. Considered to be an ugly looking fruit with an unusual shape. When planting, be aware that some trees will have been container-grown in a soilless medium-which makes the trees rather difficult to establish without special care. The Satsuma Mandarin tree produces sweet and juicy fruit with puffy, very easy to peel skin. The wood is somewhat more brittle than other citrus and limb breakage is common under heavy fruit loads unless some sort of suport is provided. Most mandarin trees are more erect than other kinds of citrus trees and many exhibit a drooping habit because of rather long, willowy branches. As a group, mandarins are among the most cold-hardy of citrus fruits, being second only to kumquats. ![]() Mandarins are grown in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, although best color and quality usually occurs under subtropical conditions. ![]() The Mandarin tree is more tolerant to drought than the fruit. In spring beautiful white blossoms appear, filled with the fragrance of orange-blossom. It has glossy, rich-green oval leaves on a tree with one or two main trunks an spreading branches. Because all tangerines are mandarins but not all mandarins are tangerines, mandarins are commonly separated into four groups: Mediterranean – originating in the Mediterranean Basin – probably Italy, King – originating in Vietnam, Satsuma – from Japan, and Tangerines – which came from Algeria. The Sunburst Tangerine is an evergreen tree growing 10 to 15 feet tall outdoors, and smaller in a pot or container. Hybrids that include tangerine, grapefruit and orange are simply called citrus hybrids. In the simplest hybridizations, a cross between tangerine and orange is called a tangor, while a cross between tangerine and grapefruit is called a tangelo. ![]()
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