Ellendale Tangor Mandarin Budwood

Citrus reticulata.

Ellendale tangor was found growing as a seedling, in Queensland, Australia in 1878. Today it is an important variety in parts of Australia as well as other citrus-growing regions of the world.

The tree is medium to large in size, spreading, and has a tendency toward limb breakage as a result of weak crotches. Ellendale fruits are large in size and oblate in shape, with a thin, smooth, orange-red rind that is easily peeled. The flesh has an attractive dark orange color. The seeds are monoembryonic, and the seed content is variable with those grown in solid-block plantings being low-seeded and those grown in mixed-block plantings being very seedy. Ellendale fruits are especially juicy and the flavor is sweet and rich. The season of maturity is late midseason, but the rind is sometimes slow to develop full colour.

Fruit medium large to large, oblate to subglobose; base rounded or short-necked; apex flat or slightly depressed; small navel frequent.  Rind medium-thin, smooth to faintly pebbled; relatively adherent though peelable at maturity; color orange-red.  Segments 10 to 12, readily separable; axis solid to semi-hollow.  Flesh bright orange-colored; very juicy; flavor rich and pleasantly subacid.  Moderately seedy with white cotyledons, and strongly monoembryonic.  Late midseason in maturity.  Loses quality rapidly if left on tree much past maturity, especially on rough lemon rootstock, but stores well.

Tree of medium vigor, spreading, round-topped, thornless, and productive.  Cold-resistant but subject to breakage because of weak crotches.

Rootstocks of accession:  Carrizo citrange.

Season of ripeness at Riverside:  January to March.

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