World of CitrusDancy Mandarin
A Dancy seedling was raised in Colonel Dancy’s Orange Mills grove in 1867 from a seed of the Moragne tangerine; the pollen parent is undocumented.
Planted, raised, and maintained the original seedling tree.
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The historical account reproduced by UCR says Dancy was introduced to the citrus industry as early as 1872.
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The variety was documented under the Dancy name in the 1877 report of the Pomological Committee of the Florida Fruit Growers Association, where it was compared favorably with the Moragne tangerine. The person who assigned the name is not reliably documented.
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Rolleston Nursery began commercial propagation of Dancy Mandarin at San Mateo, Florida, around 1890.
Commercially propagated and distributed Dancy Mandarin.
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