Fruit
Danci Mandarin
Citrus reticulata Blanco
Southern China
Fun factThe parent of 'Dancy', the Moragne tangerine, is believed to have been brought to Florida from Tangier, Morocco, in the 1840s; that Moroccan connection is why mandarins came to be called tangerines. 'Dancy' is also a parent of the Minneola, Orlando and Seminole tangelos.
A small evergreen tree, sometimes spiny, 2–8 m tall, with glossy leaves on winged stalks and fragrant white flowers in the leaf axils. The fruit is a flattened globe 5–8 cm across with a thin, loose orange peel that is easily removed, and sweet, juicy pulp. It is cultivated worldwide for its edible fruit. 'Dancy' is one of the oldest tangerine varieties in Florida, arising in 1867 from a seed in Colonel Dancy's grove at Orange Mills; it makes a large, vigorous, upright, nearly thornless tree with deep reddish-orange, thin-skinned, easily peeled fruit.
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3carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyRutaceae
Spanish nameMandarina Danci
Also known asDancy tangerine, Dancy mandarin, Mandarin, Tangerine, Citrus Tree - Criolla Mandarin
Native toSouthern China (Guangxi to Hunan and Jiangxi)
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Citrus Line | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | Along Service Road |
| 92 | Citrus Line | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | Along Service Road |
| 94 | Citrus Line | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | Along Service Road |
0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.