Hansen (VI 709)

Crop
Mandarin
Cultivar
Hansen (VI 709)

Mandarin selection released by as VI 709 in 2010. <b>Origin:</b> most probably a tangor arose as an O.P. chance seedling in South Australia, originated on the property of Mr. Hansen of Renmark, South Australia; introduced as seed by the Germplasm Agrumes Collection at Station de Recherches Agronomiques, Corsica, France; and obtained as budwood by the Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP) in 1997; released by CCPP as VI 709 in 2010. <b>Fruit:</b> medium; oblate; yellowish-orange, thin rind; flesh orange, moderately juicy; seedy (up to 12 seeds per fruit); moderate quality with good sugars but high acid levels that remain high until late in the season, giving good flavor from February to March; begins to reach color break in mid-November, but does not reach legal maturity until early January at Lindcove, Exeter, CA; <b>Tree:</b> strong vigor (6 ft tall and 5 ft in diameter), and spreading growth habit.