Recommend a mandarin (forum)

starling starts with ...
I would like to plant a few mandarin trees, prefer dwarfs but will look past this for the right variety.

I absolutely hate murcott, so I want something that isn't like them whatsoever(bitter isn't for me). Something with an easy peel, puffy skin that isn't overly sweet and has a bit of clean acidity about it. I really like minny tangelos, if that helps (I already have a couple of these though).


Time: 29th September 2013 5:02pm

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amanda says...
The new varieties Afourer, Delite and Mistique are all lovely (I think so anyway) They are lovely deep orange mandies, relatively seedless, juicy easy peel and sweet but with that nice mandarin tang/intensity..?
I also love minneola tangelos - and I don't like honey murcotts nor Emporer mandarins...

I think the Delites are still available in the supermarkets - Afourer and Mistique might be finished now...

Hope that helps starling :)

(I was told by a plant breeder/expert in citrus that I may find my Japanese seedless a bit bland...I hope not..)

I haven't heard anything about Ortanique yet..

Time: 29th September 2013 6:51pm

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Julie says...
Saw Mystique in Coles today.

Time: 29th September 2013 7:43pm

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John Mc says...
The Hickson is my favourite, I've been growing a couple of them for 15 years. Saying that, I haven't tried any of the newer varieties mentioned above. Last year I bought an Okitsu wase only because apparently it's the earliest fruiting variety,

Time: 29th September 2013 9:09pm

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Boris Spasky says...
Delite = Afourer. Grown isolated from other citrus to reduce seeds and trademarked.
Afourer is by far the best mandarin to be introduced commercially in the last 30 years. Ranks 2nd to Imperial in terms of trees planted here. Growers who stuck with honey murcott have lost big time.

Time: 29th September 2013 9:15pm

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ivepeters says...
Delite and phoenix few seeds if any, easy peel good taste.
Planted couple of seeds found of each.

Time: 29th September 2013 11:50pm

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starling says...
Thanks everyone, I will try and pick up a hickson and afourer, sunraysia has them.

Time: 30th September 2013 8:42am

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amanda says...
Cheeky trick with the Afourer/Delite Boris....wondered why they were so similar when I tested them together.
I agree - they are the best mandarin I have tasted in ages...

Can't remember if I've ever had a Hickson...what are they like John Mc..?

Time: 30th September 2013 9:56am

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Brain says...
starling, just wondering which part of Aus are you?

Taste is very subjective, but I'd put my 2 cents for Ellendale and Imperial.

Time: 30th September 2013 9:59am

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starling says...
I'm in Brisvegas brain--northside, a bit rural of petrie.

Time: 30th September 2013 10:05am

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Db says...
Hi Starling, I'm growing 3 Satsuma varieties available at Daleys.. I haven't tasted as mine are only 1.5 yr old, but they growing beautifully so far.. All flowered heavily last season (I removed all) and currently flowering and have set tiny fruit.. I'll keep couple of fruits on each tree just to taste them.. I choose these varieties because all 3 are seedless and these Japanese varieties which are supposed to be good tasting..

Time: 30th September 2013 10:15am

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Boris Spasky says...
Hickson is a sport of Ellendale. Far better quality and easier to grow.
I'd say growing 3 Satsumas is a bit much if you haven't tasted them before. Bland. Brix levels aren't great either.

Time: 30th September 2013 10:35am

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Db says...
Sad to know Satsumas aren't good :(

Time: 30th September 2013 10:39am

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Jason says...
Satsumas taste like mandarin flavoured lemons, great if you are into acid, not so great if your a sugar freak. Daisy is still the best one down here by miles even though the northerners don't like it :).

Time: 30th September 2013 11:17am

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John Mc says...
Hickson's are a large easy peel mandarin with a beautiful unique flavour. I've only ever had them fresh off the tree, so I have no idea of their keeping qualities.

Time: 30th September 2013 11:49am

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Mike says...
All mandarins are pretty good when grown in the best climate for that individual type.In my yard emperor,murcott,hickson and ellendale have all done well with nice tasting fruit.Imperial was a dud in so many ways and the fruit something less than ordinary.In a different climate the results will be different just as the flavour and character of variety will be different.

Time: 8th October 2013 8:17am

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gimme says...
I bought some ortanique mandarins at my local iga today and highly rate them. Not sure if they are a late variety or been in cold storage but it's December now they were very big tight skin and just writing this makes me wanna go back for more tomorrow

Time: 4th December 2013 9:51pm

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Boris Spasky says...
Ortanique: ho hum. Very difficult to peel. Lots of rind oil. Not much true mandarin flavour. More orange flavour than anything else.
Try a Kara or Encore if you want a good tasting late/very late mandarin. They both (especially the latter), can be very seedy, but leave the ortanique for dead in flavour.

Time: 4th December 2013 10:35pm

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gimme says...
Nothing wrong with tight skin or lots of seed if the flavour is good. I would like to try Kara, what is its best climate?

Time: 4th December 2013 11:21pm

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denise1 says...
Varieties are impossible to recommend on the quality of one particular years crop. They may be tight skinned for a few years and then puffy for many years. Flavour and juiciness can vary too. Perhaps try to find advise for your area.

Time: 5th December 2013 7:08am

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