Famiglia: Mandarini – Citrus Deliciosa
\nNome botanico in latino: C. deliciosa
\nDisponibile mezzo fusto o cespuglio
\nVaso di diametro 20 o 22 cm<\/p>\n
This plant was originally from China but was brought first to England (in 1805) and then to Malta by the Englishman Abraham Hume; it then reached Sicily in 1810 thanks to Prof. G. Tineo who had it planted in the Botanical Gardens of Palermo. In 1816 Marchese Ruffi had a mandarin plant put in his garden in Capodimonte in Naples, where it was described in 1840 by Michele Tenore, director of the Botanical Gardens of Naples.
\nIt is quite a vigorous plant with a rounded growth trend and expansive foliage; it is productive, but tends to alternate in production. It has small, narrow lanceolate leaves. The flowers are small, white and fragrant, and grow singly on the branches. The fruits are medium-sized and oblate (rounded with flattened ends). The thin skin is orange when ripe, and separates easily from the segments. The flesh is orangey-red, juicy, and fragrant, with many seeds. The fruit ripens early, between November and January. There is a bud mutation of this species, “Avana apireno” which is almost seedless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1296],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17812","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-mandarines-citrus-deliciosa","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"yoast_head":"\n