![]() ![]() The flesh is fragrant, tasty, and combining sweet and zesty elements in a perfect balance. The skin is thin and clings to the flesh, making juicing very easy. Most tangelos have a fat neck, a little like a gourd, but this variety doesn’t, just a slight grapefruit-like mounding of the top half. The fruits develop slowly over summer, growing to about 3 inches across – the size of an orange – with a very strong skin color. This variety of citrus is not as good a self-pollinator as most other varieties, and gives the biggest crop when grown near different types of tangerines, such as the Dancy Tangerine – add one to your citrus collection if you don’t already have one, it’s a wonderful fruit. These have thick petals and a beautiful ‘orange blossom’ scent. It flowers in spring, with clusters of white blossoms. The leaves are oval, glossy and dark-green, 3 to 5 inches long, with a cupped shape characteristic of this particular tree. It has similar cold-resistance to a tangerine – that is, more than an orange. The Orlando Tangelo grows rapidly into a moderately-vigorous evergreen tree that can be 15 feet or more tall and 8 to 10 feet wide. Growing the Orlando Tangelo Size and Appearance Ripe between November and February it’s a great winter treat and for those who need to know it doesn’t have the interactions with cholesterol-reducing statin drugs that bans grapefruit to many people. A perhaps unlikely cross between a tangerine and grapefruit, the result is a fruit as big as an orange, with a unique flavor that is both zesty and sweet, a strong orange color in both the skin and flesh, and an abundant flow of tasty juice. ![]() The tangelo is a fruit like that – unique, special and very different. Why grow oranges when you can buy them by the bag for very little? With more unique and unusual fruits you get something special that you aren’t going to find on sale the next time you shop. When choosing fruit to grow at home there is a lot to be said for avoiding ordinary things that can be picked up at any store. The world is much bigger than that, and there are many unique citrus fruits with distinctive flavors. Plant Hardinessįor many people citrus fruits begin and end with oranges and lemons – and maybe the occasional tangerine or grapefruit. For more details on growing in pots, see how here. Any pests can be controlled safely with Neem Oil, and no special pruning or growing techniques are needed. Potted trees should be grown in large pots with drainage holes, in a specially-blended citrus soil or in a mixture of one part houseplant soil and three parts cactus soil. Plant on a mound if your soil is often wet. The Orlando Tangelo should be planted in full sun and in any well-drained soil. Long harvest from November into February. ![]() Unique and delightful sweet and zesty flavor.The beautiful white blossoms are fragrant with the classic ‘orange-blossom’ perfume. If you don’t live in an area where it can grow outdoors year-round, plant it in a pot and keep it indoors for the coldest months. The fruits can be harvested between November and February, bringing lots of citrus goodness to your table through those cold winter months. It looks like an orange and has a unique flavor that is both sweet and zesty, as well as an abundant flow of juice. The Orlando Tangelo is a unique citrus fruit that is half tangerine and half-grapefruit. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests. The short & sweet answer is: "United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions." Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home! Why are some states excluded from shipping? Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. How does the delivery process work?Īll of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of. Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck. All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements. ![]()
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