Orlando is the most popular early season tangelo. It makes a large tree, the foliage of which is easily recognized by the characteristic cup-shaped leaves. The tree is recognized as being quite cold hardy. It has been widely used as a pollenizer variety. For increased fruit set in the absence of cross pollination, Orlando trees respond to girdling of the trunks and gibberellic acid growth regulator sprays applied during the full bloom and petal fall period. Varieties suitable for its pollination include Temple, Nova, and Sunburst. Trees must be fertilized more heavily and frequently than most other varieties, especially with nitrogen, as foliage tends to exhibit symptoms of starvation particularly during the late fall and winter months

Most mandarin trees are more erect than other kinds of citrus trees and many exhibit a drooping habit because of rather long, willowy branches. The wood is somewhat more brittle than other citrus and limb breakage is common under heavy fruit loads unless some sort of support is provided. Most varieties of mandarins are self-pollinated and self-fruitful, but some of the hybrids are self-incompatible and will produce few fruit without the presence of suitable pollenizer varieties nearby. Mandarins tend to alternate bearing, with a heavy crop in one year followed by a lighter crop in the next season.

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