Cultivar Citrus-x-tangor
Ortanique
Citrus x tangor
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Description
Ortanique is a tangor (mandarin x orange hybrid) sold in NZ by Copperfield Nurseries, producing good crops of highly coloured fruit with a rich sweet flavour, ripening October to November. The fruit is medium to large with an easy-peel rind and juicy flesh, suited to fresh eating and juicing; the tree is vigorous and productive on trifoliate rootstock in warm NZ districts.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Medium/Large
Peel Colour
Deep orange
Flesh Colour
Orange
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Late
Seediness
Unknown
Growth Habit
Vigorous
Thorny
No
Notes
Tangor listed by Copperfield Nurseries (Te Puna); rich sweet fruit Oct-Nov.
Fruit Use
Multi-purpose
Flavour Profile
Rich, Sweet, Juicy
Storage Life
Good