Protection during severe freezes will be essential to successful mandarin production. Few of those orchards remain today, but interest in mandarins remains Satsumas in southeast Texas were fairly common until the severe freezes of the 1980's. Small orchards of tangerines in the Carrizo Springs area and of Mandarins are among the most cold hardy of citrus fruits, being second only to kumquats. Mandarins are grown in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, although best color and quality usually occurs under subtropical conditions. Mandarins tend to alternate bearing, with a heavy crop in one year followed by a lighter crop in the next season. Mandarins are self-pollinated and self-fruitful, but some of the hybrids are self-incompatible and will produce few fruit without the presence of suitable

Somewhat more brittle than other citrus and limb breakage is common under heavy fruit loads unless some sort of support is provided.

Most mandarin trees are more erect than other kinds of citrus trees and many exhibit a drooping habit because of rather long, willowy branches. Of these, satsumas and tangerines are of most interest in Texas. Mediterranean, king, satsuma and common tangerines. Because all tangerines are mandarins but not all mandarins are tangerines, mandarins are commonly separated into four groups: Mandarins include a diverse group of citrus fruits that are characterized by bright peel and pulp color, excellent flavor, easy-to-peel rind and segments that

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