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Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. [1] During the Edo period of Japan, kishu mikans were more popular because there was a popular superstition that eating Citrus unshiu without seeds made people prone to infertility.
Tangelos, a generic term for modern mandarin (tangerine) × pomelo and mandarin × grapefruit crosses The Mandelo or 'cocktail grapefruit', a cross between a Dancy/King mixed mandarin and a pomelo. [2] The term is also sometimes used generically, like a tangelo, for recent mandarin × pomelo hybrids.
Fruiting mandarin tree in Crete. Citrus reticulata is a moderate-sized tree some 7.6 metres (25 ft) in height. [3] [2] The tree trunk and major branches have thorns. [3] The leaves are shiny, green, and rather small. [3] The petioles are short, almost wingless or slightly winged. [3] The flowers are borne singly or in small groups in the leaf ...
Kobayashi mikan is a graft chimera between an amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai) and a satsuma mandarin ... The tree is densely branched and has a broad crown, ...
Cold-hardy citrus may be generally accepted 'true' species (e.g. Satsuma mandarin, kumquat) or hybrids (e.g. citrange) involving various other citrus species. All citrus fruits are technically edible, though some have bitter flavors often regarded as unpleasant, and this variability is also seen in cold-hardy citrus fruits.
The mandarinquat, also misleadingly called orangequat, [1] is any cross between a mandarin and a kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia). Mandarinquats are members of the citrofortunella group. The variety Nippon orangequat was first introduced in 1932 by Dr. Eugene May of the USDA [2] as a hybrid between the Meiwa kumquat and the Satsuma mandarin.
The flesh is bright orange in color and moderately seedy. The tree is densely branched and the leaves are leathery and ovate to elliptical in shape. The flesh is juicy and has been described as having a pleasant flavor but rather mild and flat. It has been cultivated for over 70 years. [1]
Owari may refer to: The Owari Mandarin orange, a widely cultivated fruit of Japanese origin; Additional Japan-related topics: Owari House, a branch family of the Tokugawa clan that ruled Japan during the Edo era; Owari Province, a former region in Japan; Owari Domain, a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period; Owari clan, an ancient Japanese clan