Citrus
Tangor
Rutaceae
Evergreen, Edible fruit, Trees
Hybrid between mandarin and sweet orange; often labeled as an orange—or, in the case of ‘Murcott’, as a tangerine—whensold in grocery stores. Thesethree tangors are thought to benaturally occurring hybridsrather than breeder-developedvarieties. ‘Temple’ is widelygrown in low desert; ‘Murcott’and ‘Ortanique’ are sometimesgrown in Hawaii.
'Murcott'.Bears more heavily in alternate years. Vigorous,upright tree bears very sweet,seedy, yellowish orange fruitfrom late winter into spring.Marketed in stores as ‘Honey’tangerine (no relation to ‘Honey’mandarin).
‘Ortanique’. Sweet, juicy, variablyseedy fruit ripening fromspring to summer. Sometimeshas a small navel. Large,spreading tree.
‘Temple’. Flattened, deepbright orange fruit is looseskinned and easy to peel. Tender-textured, juicy pulp is flavorfulbut not too sweet. Fruit hasbest quality in Zone 13; it is tooacidic in more temperate climates.Ripens in early spring.Bushy, thorny tree to 12 ft. tallwith greater spread; 6–8 ft.wide on dwarf stock. More coldsensitive than other tangors.
Casuarina equisetifolia
Fast grower to 40–60 ft. tall, 20 ft. wide. Has pendulous gray-green branches.
Leucophyllum frutescens
To 6–8 ft. tall and wide, with gray foliage and light purple flowers. ‘Green Cloud’ has bright green f...
Euryops pectinatus
From South Africa. Grows 3 to 6 ft. high and wide. Easy care and extremely long flowering season make ...
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