My Edible Fruit Trees: Mandarin Trees WA

Mandarins (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - I could eat Afourer mandarins all day...they are the best mandarin so far, imho. They are deep orange, juicy, sweet - but still have that lovely mandarin tang, easy to peel and not many seeds. Highly recommend them. We have had major dramas with the new Dwarf and Semi Dwarf rootstocks here - due to the sand and lime in the bore water. It's been incredibly frustrating have to pull out all of the dwarf trees we bought and replace them with full-size rootstock mandarin trees. A couple of the Semi dwarfs are doing ok - but it depends on the scion. My research seems to indicate that there can be problems with Aforurer and some rootstocks for eg.
We have Afourer, Japanese seedless, Ortanique and Clementine. The Japanese seedless is pictured - it has been moved 3 times now and has rebounded surprisingly well. 

Planted: 2015

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers mostly, sometimes organic slow release chook manure pellets. Little and often. Sulphur in spring, iron sulphate in winter.

Mandarin - Imperial

Mandarin-Clementine ^8/10

Comments: - produces beautiful, easy to peel fruit, ripens after Imperial

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin-Emperor ^8/10

Comments: - produces beautiful, easy to peel fruit, ripens after Clementine

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - produces beautiful, easy to peel fruit

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Okitsu wase (Satsuma) (Grafted) ^7/10

Height 0.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted)

Comments: -

Aug 2012 - No idea why it died considering neighbouring trees are doing just fine. May be due to root competition?

The Honey Murcott is technically not a mandarin, but rather a tangor - a mandarin/orange hybrid. The exact parentage is unknown, but it is believed to have originated from a US Department of Agriculture breeding program. These are sweet and juicy fruit, very more-ish! The fruit matures late in the Australian mandarin season.

This tree is part of our citrus hedge - a row of citrus trees planted along a north-west facing boundary fence at 1m spacing. The plan is for the trees to grow into an effective hedge that will be kept pruned to about 2m high. This particular tree is partially overshadowed by our house, and receives morning sun only. We prepared the planting area for the citrus hedge by incorporating "fruit & veg" soil mix into our existing sandy soil. Mushroom compost was worked into the bottom of the planting hole which was then backfilled with more "fruit and veg" mix. The area was lightly mulched with mushroom compost, leaving the area about 8cm around the trunk clear.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mandarin - Clauselliana (Grafted) ^4/10

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2006

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

none

Question:

Why are the fruit not ripening although they have been on the tree since  November.  They are still green

Mandarin - Nules (Clementine) (Grafted)

Comments: -

Included as part of a small citrus hedge (along wiht the Eureka lemon - which has since been moved and replaced with the sublime) this should be maintained as a small bush - and hopefully keep me with sufficient tasty mandarins!)
In Jan 2012 I pruned it once again to keep it low (now about 75cm). It is becoming very bushy.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mandarin - Nules (Clementine) (Grafted)

Comments: -

Mandarins are one of my partner's favourites and a great choice for ensuring a supply of fresh fruit in winter. Apparently the clementine is a mandarin hybrid originating from Algeria, although there are various conflicting stories on this one. The clementine is supposed to taste less acidic than a regular mandarin or orange. The Nules is a Spanish variety of clementine and matures early in the Australian mandarin season.

This tree is part of our citrus hedge - a row of citrus trees planted along a north-west facing boundary fence at 1m spacing. The plan is for the trees to grow into an effective hedge that will be kept pruned to about 2m high. This particular tree is partially overshadowed by our house, and receives morning sun only. We prepared the planting area for the citrus hedge by incorporating "fruit & veg" soil mix into our existing sandy soil. Mushroom compost was worked into the bottom of the planting hole which was then backfilled with more "fruit and veg" mix. The area was lightly mulched with mushroom compost, leaving the area about 8cm around the trunk clear.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mandarin - Imperial

Planted: 2009

Dwarf Mandarin - Emperor

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus fertiliser

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Developed fruit through a very hot summer and they were dissapointing - very dry and sunburnt. Later varieties may do better here.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: see Lemon - meyer

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

See lemon - meyer.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mandarin - Emperor (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Very dissapointing fruit. Juicy and sweet but no flavour! It may get the chop (09)

Much better crop this year (2010) but still a bit bland. Very juicy etc.

Fruiting Months May and June

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

None needed

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mandarin - Emperor ^6/10

Comments: -

Original plant when we moved to house.  Doesn't put out abundant fruit but are quite nice. 

Fruiting Months March, April, November, December

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: After fruiting

Pest Control: None needed so far

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Emperor

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

Mandarin - Imperial

Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Sage, Spring Onions, Chives, Banana Passionfruit, Black Passionfuit, Mandarin,

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Imperial ^8/10

Comments: -

Small mandarine tree - lots of pips! but juicy fruit

Fruiting Months May, June, July, August

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone, dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

not been effected

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Have not been having much luck with this plant, it is still a young tree so fingers crossed, It has plenty of flowers this year too.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mandarin - Nules (Clementine) (Grafted)

Height 0.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted)

Height 0.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mandarin - Imperial ^7/10

Fruiting Months December

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted) ^5/10

Fruiting Months May and June

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood n bone

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Clauselliana

Mandarin - Imperial

Mandarin - Imperial

Pollination: Cross Pollination