Best Mandarin Hybrid
The Page mandarin is a USDA-developed citrus hybrid created from a cross between a Minneola tangelo and a Clementine mandarin. It produces small fruit with a deep orange rind and sweet, rich flavor. The variety typically has few seeds. It is commercially grown in Florida and marketed primarily for f...
Nova is a mandarin hybrid developed by the USDA in Florida and released in 1964, originating from a cross between Clementine mandarin and Orlando tangelo. The fruit is medium-sized with a deep red-orange rind and ripens in the mid-season period. Nova is grown commercially in Florida and other citrus...
Sunburst is a tangerine cultivar developed by the USDA from a cross between Robinson and Osceola mandarin varieties, released in 1979. The fruit is medium-sized with a vivid red-orange rind and ripens in the early-to-mid season. Sunburst has been one of the most widely planted tangerine varieties in...
The Fortune is a hybrid mandarin variety developed by the USDA and released in 1964. It was created from a cross between a Clementine and a Dancy mandarin. This citrus fruit is noted for its rich, sprightly flavor, although it is recognized commercially for its tendency toward alternate bearing and...
The Rangpur lime, scientifically known as Citrus limonia, is a citrus hybrid originating in South Asia, specifically named after the Rangpur region of Bangladesh. Despite its common name, it is actually a cross between a mandarin and a citron, featuring a bright orange to reddish rind that peels eas...
The Wilking is a hybrid mandarin developed by the USDA at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California. It was created from a cross between a King and a Willowleaf mandarin. The variety is valued for its rich flavor but is prone to producing seeds when grown in close proximity to other pol...
Encore Mandarin is a late-season citrus hybrid released by the University of California, Riverside in 1965. This variety is notable for its unusually long on-tree holding ability, allowing fruit to maintain quality well into summer months. The rind turns from green to deep orange at maturity, while...
Fremont Mandarin is a hybrid citrus variety released by the USDA in 1964, resulting from a cross between Clementine and Ponkan mandarins. The fruit produces medium-sized, deep orange mandarins with richly flavored flesh that contains numerous seeds when grown near compatible pollinizer varieties. Fr...
Fairchild Mandarin is a citrus hybrid released by the USDA in 1964, resulting from a cross between Clementine mandarin and Orlando tangelo. Developed at the USDA research station in Indio, California, this variety produces medium-sized fruit with deep orange rind that peels easily. The flesh offers...
Lee Mandarin is a citrus hybrid released by the USDA in 1959, resulting from a cross between Clementine mandarin and Orlando tangelo. Developed at the USDA research station in Orlando, Florida, this variety is known for its early-season ripening compared to other commercial mandarins. The fruit prod...
The Robinson mandarin is a citrus hybrid developed by the USDA in Orlando, Florida, and officially released for commercial cultivation in 1959. It was created by crossing a Clementine mandarin with an Orlando tangelo to produce a medium-sized, thin-skinned fruit with a deep reddish-orange rind that...
A USDA hybrid mandarin developed in Florida and released in 1964 as a sibling to Nova and Lee, also from a Clementine × Orlando tangelo cross, with an early-to-mid-season ripening window.
