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World of CitrusWorld of CitrusAmoa 8 Tangor
University of California, Riverside — Citrus Variety Collection
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/crc4237 (opens in a new tab)
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Tracy Kahn, Toni Siebert-Wooldridge and Karene Trunnelle · Citrograph 11(4), Fall 2020, pp. 38–44
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/media/996/download?attachment= (opens in a new tab)
Fall 2020 research report. Page 40 documents the breeding history; Table 3 on page 43 records Givaudan flavor assessments. The study overlaps UCR’s existing fruit evaluations, so its pooled measurements are not added as new samples.
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Todolí Citrus Fundació
https://todolicitrusfundacio.org/en/variedades-citricos/tangor-amoa-8-2/ (opens in a new tab)
Collection accession TCF-214: origin, tree habit, fruit characteristics, season and uses.
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Growing Citrus In Containers · YouTube · 2025-01-07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9u52iLs6k (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: The presenter tastes ripe fruit mailed by a friend, describing very dark red juice, pronounced sweetness, berry undertones and numerous large seeds. He finds none of the usual tart aftertaste he associates with mandarins. He has no Brix instrument. His friend’s favorable container-growing experience is secondhand.
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Tom McClendon · YouTube · 2025-12-29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGyb2DL14vI (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: McClendon compares late-December Amoa 8 and Tango fruit from his yard. Amoa 8 developed full color by mid-December to Christmas, with deep red flesh, modest juice yield and very sweet, clementine-like flavor. He protects the trees when needed. The forecast of a brief 28°F night is not a recorded exposure.
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Tom McClendon · YouTube · 2025-01-05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sid3cJQKiCI (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: After reviewing Keraji, McClendon tastes Amoa 8 grown in Georgia. Its deeply colored flesh is sweet with berry notes, and this fruit contains relatively few developed seeds. He reports several nights around 30°F without apparent fruit or tree damage and plans protection for colder weather. His suggested lower tolerance is an estimate. Keraji’s hardiness and edible-peel comments do not describe Amoa 8.
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Tom McClendon · YouTube · 2025-04-02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9EHuLQNcUk (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: McClendon describes large Amoa 8 flowers, roughly an inch across, and vigorous growth on a tree in its third year in the ground. Its first unprotected winter brought some damage near 17°F; the following winter caused no damage under frost cloth with supplemental heat. The comparison also covers Tango and other citrus.
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🍋Virginia Fruit Grower🌱 · YouTube · 2019-05-16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj4hRFY6UG8 (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: A multi-variety tasting includes Amoa 8 around 9:51–12:06. The presenter says it stayed on the tree too long, then finds nearly black-red flesh with pigment extending into the rind and a pronounced berry-like flavor. He sees no obvious seeds in the cut fruit. Descriptions of other citrus in the video are kept separate.
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Tom McClendon (Citrus Palms With Tom) · YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLynIzGDO1w (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: English auto-generated captions, 0:01–17:28. At 8:31–9:30 McClendon calls Amoa 8 a clementine–blood orange hybrid and describes fruit as edible by mid-November, with raspberry-colored interior then and progressively darker color through Christmas into January or February. He says the tree carried many fruit the prior year and is heavily covered in the current year. This is one grower’s seasonal account; no measurements, rootstock, or cultivar-wide tasting score is supplied. The page showed “4 months ago” when accessed 2026-09-27; exact publication date is unverified.
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Skandiberg · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2026-03-05
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=60062.msg577231#msg577231 (opens in a new tab)
In this follow-up on received fruit that had stood for two weeks, Skandiberg reports Amoa 8 at Brix 13 with one good seed and some tiny aborted seeds. The fruit was described as not overly juicy at this later point, with mandarin aroma, a hint of blood-orange scent, honey notes and intense color. It is one poster’s fruit report; orchard provenance and number of fruits behind the reading are unstated.
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Skandiberg · Tropical Fruit Forum · 2026-02-23
https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=60062.msg576517#msg576517 (opens in a new tab)
In this received-fruit report, Skandiberg describes Amoa 8 fruit with small segments, a thick rind, red flesh, and easy peeling. The poster says the fruit might be somewhat overripe; orchard provenance and fruit count are unstated. Subjective taste impressions are retained only in the research capture and are not used to assign taste categories.
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