Ortanique Tangor Mandarin Budwood

Citrus x aurantium.

The medium-sized tree is dense, and round in form. The fruit is medium in size, obovate in shape, and has a pebbled, dark orange rind. The flesh is orange-colored, tender, and exceptionally juicy. When cross-pollinated, the fruit is seedy. The flavor is rich and sweet. Ortanique is usually late in maturity, and the fruit holds very well on the tree.

Fruit large (very large for mandarin), very broadly obovoid to slightly oblate to almost subglobose; base evenly rounded or tapering to low, shallowly furrowed neck or collar; apex flattened or with shallow depression and sometimes with small protruding navel; areole evident though not prominent.  Rind thin, leathery, rather tightly adherent but peelable; surface smooth but finely pitted, glossy; color bright yellowish-orange at maturity.  Segments 10 to 12; axis solid to semi-open.  Flesh orange-colored; juicy; flavor rich and distinctive.  Seeds average about 10, plump, with white cotyledons, and polyembryonic.  Late midseason in maturity and holds well on tree.

Tree moderately vigorous, medium-large, spreading and drooping, almost thornless, with slender branchlets; dense foliage consists of medium-sized leaves with narrowly winged petioles. 

Rootstocks of accession:  Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange.

Season of ripeness in the climatic conditions of Riverside, California:  February to April.

Prepared by the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection at The University of California Riverside.