Miyagawa

Description

Miyagawa is a Wase Satsuma that originated as a limb sport in Fukuoka and was named and introduced by Tanaka in 1923; it was long grown in New Zealand and formed the basis of the country's Satsuma industry, and it parented the Miho and Okitsu selections. Fruit are large for a Satsuma — large, oblate and flattened — with a thin rind, abundant juice and well-blended sugars and acid, and are seedless (occasional seeds possible, as with all Satsumas near pollinators). It is an early-season type harvested from June into July (May-August window), Early on the NZ mandarin scale. The tree is more vigorous than most old Wase clones and productive. Keeping is good for a Wase Satsuma. Best for fresh dessert use with classic easy-peel Satsuma handling. Leave fruit on the tree to sweeten — Satsumas picked at colour-break are still tangy. Plant in a warm sunny position, protect from harsh frost when young, and feed and mulch through the season.