Seminole
Citrus x tangelo
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Description
Seminole is a Floridian tangelo bred from a Bowen grapefruit crossed with a Dancy tangerine, and the selection offered in New Zealand is an improved form: easy to peel, less seedy and juicy, without the juice running down your arm when peeling that traditional tangelos are known for. The tree is medium-sized but very heavy bearing, a reliable cropper for the home orchard. Fruit is medium-sized with deep red-orange skin and deep-orange, juicy, tangy-sweet flesh, ripening from September to December, Mid on the New Zealand tangelo scale. It is an excellent fresh dessert fruit, easy to peel and eat out of hand, with surplus juicing well. Keeping quality is moderate. Plant in a warm sunny position in fertile free-draining soil, water steadily through establishment and fruiting, mulch and feed in the growing season; available on standard or dwarfing Flying Dragon rootstock, the latter suiting pots and small gardens. Self-fertile.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Medium
Peel Colour
Deep orange-red
Flesh Colour
Deep orange
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Mid
Seediness
Few Seeds
Growth Habit
Rounded
Thorny
Notes
Florida-bred tangelo (Bowen grapefruit x Dancy tangerine). The NZ offering is an improved selection: easy-peel, less seedy and juicy, without juice running down the arm when peeling. Medium-sized tree, very heavy bearing. Ripens September-December. Also available dwarfed on Flying Dragon rootstock.
Fruit Use
Dessert
Flavour Profile
Sweet, Tart, Juicy
Storage Life
Moderate
Country Availability
Known to be available in 1 country