Changsha Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarina
Ch'ang-sha, Tch'ang-cha
'Changsha' is an early variety originating in Ch'ang-sha, Hu-nan province, China. It grows well on colder shores of USA and resembles Unshiu tangerine. It is referred to as tangerine or mandarina, but its true origin remains a mystery.
It is an erect, robust, quite vigorous tree that is rumored to have survived temperatures as low as -15°C in Arlington, Texas. 'Changsha' has incredibly varying yields. The fruit is medium-sized (5,5-6,5cm), flattened and has dark orange, pebbled, thin and easy to peel rind. Its dark orange pulp is tender, soft, sweet and very juicy, it is usually divided into 10 segments and its locules are hollow, with a few seeds. This tangerine is also grown as a decorative plant.
Chosta Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarina
'Chosta' was named after a region of Chosta in former USSR, where it originates. It's a slowly growing variety with small, dark green leaves that are source of strange spicy fragrance. The fruit is smaller with a small pit on the bottom. Its rind is green with flecks, very similar to Unshiu tangerines, and the pulp is flavorful with excellent aroma. 'Chosta' is also suitable for growing in flats. It's supposed to belong to C. reticulata Blanco group, but this information hasn't been confirmed. It could be a cross with Unshiu tangerine or some other variety.
Malvasio Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarina
Anana, Ananas, Malvasio SRA 163
It is a very late Argentinean variety that was probably discovered as random seedling in the area of Concordie, at Entre Rios. The tree is very robust, wide and has distinctive horizontal branches. It has many larger spear-shaped leaves and average/smaller, almost spherical fruit. The fruit's thin rind is usually orange, smooth, holds very well with the pulp and is full of essential oils. Pulp is typically divided into approximately 10 juicy segments with excellent, slightly sour flavor. There are 15-20 seeds in each fruit, which can hang very long on tree even after fully ripening. 'Malvasio SRA 163' fruit is also very easy to store and ship.
Ponkan Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarina
Bai jun, Batangas, Batanges, Batangues, Blanco, Coorg, Cravo Tardia, de Dezfoul, de Jahroun, de Khoram-Abbad, F-2426, F-2432, Hu- kan, Chinese Honey, Ihara, Iyokan San, Kinneola, Lu Gan, Lugan, Lukan, Mehali, Mei Gan, Meng Ban Jun, Mi Gan, Mohali, Nagpur, Nagpur suntara, Nangpur suntara, Nouméa, Ohta Ponkan, Oneco, Peng gan, Penggan, Pengjia 39, Ponggan, Ponkan Yoshida, Ponkin, Poongan, San Martin, Santara, Santra, Shantra, Sintoris, Sugton, Suntala, Suntara, Warnuco, Warnurco, Zhangnan
'Nangpur Suntara' is a semi-early extremely productive tropical variety. It is the most cultivated variety in the world and even despite its varying fruitfulness is undoubtedly one of the best tasting varieties cultivated in the world. It probably originates in India, where it has been grown in the form of seedlings for centuries. Other sources speculate that it might be a Chinese variety. 'Nangpur Suntara' was brought to Europe in 1805 and to USA in 1892. This cultivar was usually referred to as C. nobilis Lour. var. poonensis Hayata or C. poonensis Osbeck. It grows naturally in Asia and Brazil.
'Nangpur Suntara' is a robust, erect, vertically growing tree with extremely high resistance to chlorosis. Its tropical origin is probably the reason, why it is not very cold resistant and takes cold worse than other tangerines. Its slightly flattened, spherical fruit with small neck (similar to tangerine 'Dancy') is average or bigger (6-9cm), weighs 120-140g and has distinctive apex resembling a belly button (sometimes fruit puffs on this spot). It has special essential oils contained in the rind, very similar to those contained in Mediterranean tangerine fruit. Rind is usually quite thin, pebbled, grainy and dark orange in color. 'Nangpur Suntara' fruit's pulp is dark orange, very soft and sweet in full ripeness. It has excellent flavor, aroma and contains only small amount of acids. The pulp is usually divided into 8-12 easily separable segments and contains 3-7 spherical, polyembryonic seeds (light green inside). 'Nangpur Suntara' fruit usually ripens in November and in order to achieve full ripeness requires lots of warmth. They are usually harvested before ripening or for better flavor after they fully ripen (ripe fruit is used for stewing). Fruit usually loses its good flavor after hanging too long on the tree after ripening. For these and other characteristics it is more than suitable for growing indoors.
Clone 'Oneco', known as 'Cravo tardia' in Brazil ripens later; the fruit has thicker rind and more seeds. Clones 'Batangas' and 'Nagpur' have smaller fruit (4,5-5cm) and can retain good quality, even though they hang on the tree long after fully ripening. 'de Dezfoul' clone originates in Iran. This variety's synonymic names 'Warnuco' and 'Warnurco' originate in Wartmann's Nursery Company. Japanese clone 'Ohta Ponkan' looks more attractive.
Sun Chu Sha Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarina
SCS, Sun Chu Sha Kat
'Sun Chu Sha' was brought to USA in 1921, probably from China, but was released to public only in 1983. It is mainly used as a rootstock, similar to 'Cleopatra', but the fruit ripens later. 'Sun Chu Sha' adapts quickly to alkali soils and became the favorite rootstock for tangerines in Florida.
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