Mandarin is a widely cultivated fruit tree in many warm temperate to tropical areas. It is small and evergreen, and grows about 8 m tall. It has axillary thorns. The leaves are dark green, long, and narrow. The flowers are star shaped and white. Mandarin fruits are reddish-orange in colour with resemblance to tangerines. However, it is smaller and oblate, the taste is less sour, sweeter and stronger, and its peel is very thin with very little mesocarp. It is eaten fresh, used in salads and desserts, or juiced. The peel is used fresh or dried and used as a spice. In traditional medicine, dried peel is used to improve digestion and reduce phlegm. For Chinese people, mandarins, along with tangerines, symbolizes abundance and good fortune. It is a part of their tradition that during Chinese New Year, mandarins and tangerines are used as decoration and given as gifts. In other countries such as Japan, Canada, the United States, and Russia, it is a Christmas tradition to give mandarins as gifts. Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Early winter, Late spring, Late winter, Mid spring, Mid winter. Form: Rounded.
Citrus reticulata is an evergreen Tree growing to 4.5 m by 3 m .
It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Apomictic , insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
Landscape Uses:Container, Espalier, Standard, Specimen. Three main climates are suitable for commercial citrus production - tropical climates, subtropical with winter rain such as in the Mediterranean and semitropical with summer rainfall as found in Florida and southern Brazil. The optimal temperatures for citrus cultivation range between 25 - 30°c, with the coldest month having an average minimum of at least 15°c. Growth generally ceases below 13°c and above 38°c. If there are dry periods of more than three months, then irrigation will be necessary. This species grows better in the subtropics than in the tropics. Prefers a moderately heavy loam with a generous amount of compost and sand added plus a very sunny position. Prefers a pH between 5 and 6. Tolerates a pH in the range 4.3 to 8.3. Plants are intolerant of water logging. When growing plants in pots, a compost comprising equal quantities of loam and leafmould plus a little charcoal should produce good results. Do not use manure since Citrus species dislike it. When watering pot plants it is important to neither overwater or underwater since the plant will soon complain by turning yellow and dying. Water only when the compost is almost dry, but do not allow it to become completely dry. There are many named varieties. Plants dislike root disturbance and so should be placed into their permanent positions when young. If growing them in pots, great care must be exercised when potting them on into larger containers. Special Features:Edible, Not North American native, Attracts butterflies, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms.
HabitatsOriginal habitat is obscure.HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsSouth Wall. By. West Wall. By.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
(Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) 1
Major pests
- Alternaria citri
Anoplophora chinensis
Aonidiella aurantii
Aonidiella citrina
Aphis spiraecola
Aspergillus niger
Aulacorthum solani
Bactrocera aquilonis
Bactrocera caryeae
Bactrocera curvipennis
Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera minax
Bactrocera occipitalis
Bactrocera passiflorae
Bactrocera tsuneonis
Brevipalpus lewisi
Brevipalpus phoenicis
Capnodium citri
Ceroplastes destructor
Ceroplastes floridensis
Ceroplastes japonicus
Ceroplastes rubens
Citripestis sagittiferella
Citrus blight disease
Citrus exocortis viroid
Citrus huanglongbing disease
Citrus leprosis virus C
Citrus tristeza virus
Citrus yellow mosaic virus
Dialeurodes citri
Diaporthe citri
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes
Elsinoe australis
Eudocima fullonia
Geotrichum candidum
Glomerella cingulata
Gymnandrosoma aurantianum
Hemicycliophora arenaria
Hop stunt viroid
Indarbela quadrinotata
Liberibacter africanus
Liberibacter asiaticus
Macrophomina phaseolina
Mycosphaerella citri
Panonychus citri
Pantomorus cervinus
Papilio androgeus
Paratrichodorus porosus
Parlatoria pergandii
Parlatoria ziziphi
Penicillium digitatum
Penicillium italicum
Pseudocercospora angolensis
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Scirtothrips citri
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Selenaspidus articulatus
Spiroplasma citri
Toxoptera citricida
Unaspis citri
Unaspis yanonensis
Xanthomonas citri
Xylella fastidiosa
Zonocerus elegans
Zonocerus variegatus
Aceria sheldoni
Aleurocanthus spiniferus
Aleurocanthus woglumi
Aleurothrixus floccosus
Alternaria citri
Anastrepha ludens
Anoplophora chinensis
Anoplophora chinensis
Aonidiella citrina
Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera tryoni
Bactrocera tsuneonis
Brevipalpus californicus
Brevipalpus lewisi
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis rosa
Citrus bark cracking viroid
Citrus bark cracking viroid
Citrus exocortis viroid
Citrus impietratura agent
Citrus sudden death-associated virus
Citrus tatter leaf virus
Citrus yellow vein clearing virus
Citrus yellow vein clearing virus
Dialeurodes citri
Diaporthe citri
Elsinoe fawcettii
Eutetranychus orientalis
Gymnandrosoma aurantianum
Hop stunt viroid
Icerya aegyptiaca
Liberibacter africanus
Liberibacter asiaticus
Lopholeucaspis japonica
Oemona hirta
Parabemisia myricae
Paraleyrodes minei
Parlatoria ziziphi
Prays citri
Pseudocercospora angolensis
Pseudococcus viburni
Scirtothrips citri
Spiroplasma citri
Thaumatotibia leucotreta
Toxoptera citricida
Unaspis yanonensis
Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii
Minor pests
- Achatina fulica
Aleurocanthus woglumi
Alternaria alternata
Anastrepha fraterculus
Anastrepha ludens
Anastrepha serpentina
Anastrepha suspensa
Aphis gossypii
Armillaria luteobubalina
Bactrocera carambolae
Bactrocera correcta
Bactrocera facialis
Bactrocera frauenfeldi
Bactrocera jarvisi
Bactrocera kirki
Bactrocera neohumeralis
Bactrocera tryoni
Bactrocera xanthodes
Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris
Cassida exilis
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis rosa
Chrysomphalus aonidum
Citrus impietratura disease
Coccus viridis
Colletotrichum truncatum
Elsinoe fawcettii
Erysiphe quercicola
Fusarium oxysporum
Ganoderma lucidum
Guignardia citricarpa
Haematonectria haematococca
Helicotylenchus multicinctus
Khuskia oryzae
Panonychus ulmi
Pantoea citrea
Phoma tracheiphila
Phyllocoptruta oleivora
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora citrophthora
Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora palmivora
Phytoplasma aurantifolia
Platynota stultana
Polyphagotarsonemus latus
Prays citri
Radopholus similis
Saissetia oleae
Satsuma dwarf virus
Singhiella citrifolii
Spodoptera frugiperda
Syncephalastrum racemosum
Tylenchulus semipenetrans