Mandarin orange seed

Mandarin orange

Citrus reticulata

NAME: Tangerine

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Mandarin Orange

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Citrus reticulata

COLOR: White flowers, Orange fruit, and Evergreen leaves

PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost

BLOOM TIME: Spring

HARDINESS ZONE: 8 – 11

PLANT HEIGHT: 10 – 12 Feet

PLANT SPACING: 12 – 15 Feet

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
OTHER: Tangerines are very sweet & juicy, as well as deliciously fragrant. The trees/bushes grow to a nice size which makes the fruit easy to pick. They attract bees, butterflies, and birds.