World of CitrusTen Degree Tangerine
Ten Degree Tangerine traces to Dr. John R. Brown's ClemYuzu breeding population. Following the severe January 1961 freeze, a Clementine tangerine required about a year to recover to flowering condition and was then pollinated with Yuzu. The resulting Clementine × Yuzu seedlings were designated ClemYuzu.
Made the Clementine × Yuzu breeding population from which ClemYuzu 2-2 originated.
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ClemYuzu 2-2 was retained as one of the numbered selections from Brown's Clementine × Yuzu population. Brown later described 2-2 as potentially his sweetest and best hardy citrus hybrid when fruit quality was favorable and reported survival near 5°F (-15°C) with only slight damage.
Selected and maintained ClemYuzu 2-2 from his Clementine × Yuzu breeding population.
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Stan McKenzie of McKenzie Farms in South Carolina named the fruit Ten Degree Tangerine after it survived a 10°F (−12°C) cold snap. The date of the naming is unknown.
Named the fruit Ten Degree Tangerine after it survived a 10°F cold snap.
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