Willowleaf Mandarin Plant

Willowleaf mandarin is a Citrus reticulata cultivar producing fruits with aromatic flavor and moderate acidity. The plant demonstrates stable growth.

Willowleaf mandarin is also known under many other regional names, but the most common one is the Mediterranean mandarin. This mandarin variety is known to have been growing in the Mediterranean basin since the very early 1800s. It is a distinctive variety in both tree and fruit characteristics. The tree is of medium size, broadly spreading and pendant. The leaves are narrow and lanceolate, suggestive of a willow's leaves, and fragrant. The fruit is medium-sized, oblate, with a smooth, loose, orange rind that contains a distinctive and fragrant oil. The flesh is light orange, tender, juicy, and sweet. Willowleaf matures in winter, but the acidity drops, the rind puffs, and fruit quality decreases when the fruit is held on the tree past maturity.