Clementines
Ragheb
Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan.
TCF-211
VARIETAL GROUP
ORIGIN
AVAILABILITY
Mandarins and their hybrids
Algeria
October 15th – November 15th
ORIGIN DATA:
Selection of a bud mutation produced on a Common Clementine, detected and isolated in Algeria. Its main characteristics are that it has a constant production over the years and that it is slightly early maturing. It is significantly cultivated in Algeria and southern Italy.
TREE AND FRUIT DESCRIPTION:
Tree of medium vigor, open bearing and vertical growth tendency. Medium productivity. Fruit of oblate morphology and medium size among clementines. Orange-greenish rind, very adherent to the pulp and tends to break when peeled. The flesh is light yellow, juicy and crunchy. Seedless in the absence of cross-pollination.
USES:
Fresh consumption.