Minneola tangelo

MandarinAvailable

Also known as: Honeybell

The necked 'Honeybell' tangelo (Duncan grapefruit x Dancy): tart-sweet and aromatic, but self-incompatible, so it needs a pollinizer like Temple or clementine to crop.

Across the consideration criteria

How it grows

Cold hardiness: 27°F
Ripening: Mid-season
Vigor: Low (Satsuma Is The Least-Vigorous Major Mandarin; Wood Matures Early, Aiding Cold Hardiness)
Disease tolerance: Moderate
Drainage need: Well
Soil pH: 6–7.5
Graft requirement: Graft Required
US availability: Available

Considerations

Cold hardiness27°F

TenderCold-hardy

Canopy killed at about 27°F.

Heat to ripenHigh

Low heatHigh heat

Needs high heat to colour and sweeten.

Maturity seasonMid

EarlyLate

Mid-season fruit (Jan-Feb).

VigorHigh

LowHigh

low (satsuma is the least-vigorous major mandarin; wood matures early, aiding cold hardiness)

Soil pH preference6–7.5

4.58.5

Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.

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