VARIETY | SEASON OF MATURITY |
SEEDS/ FRUIT |
FRUIT SIZE |
COMMENTS |
MINNEOLA(Honeybell) Duncan grapefruit X Dancy tangerine |
DEC – MAY | FEW 7 – 12 |
LARGE 3” – 3½” |
Bell shaped fruit, very sweet flavor. Peel thin, smooth, reddish orange with orange flesh. Vigorous, large tree. Extremely juicy. More tangerine taste. Cold hardy. |
NOVA Clementine tangerine X Orlando tangelo |
NOV – DEC | VARIES 1 – 30 |
MEDIUM 2¾” – 3” |
Flesh deep orange, very sweet flavor, juicy. Pick fruit green, reddish orange rind. Vigorous grower, thorny, heavy producer. Cold tolerant. |
ORLANDO Duncan grapefruit X Dancy tangerine |
NOV – JAN | VARIES 0 – 35 |
LARGE 2¾” – 3” |
Very juicy, heavy bearer. Rind adheres to flesh making it difficult to peel & oily. Foliage has distinctive cupped appearance. Sweet but not like Minneola. Cold hardy. |