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At two of the yearly Citrus Expos that I attended they held a citrus tasting contest. Xie Shan won both contest. I have a Xie Shan tree for ten years now, and the fruit is amazing, easy peeling, and seedless.
Here's my feedback on the tastes of these fruits I grow (in best -> not so good):1. Sumo - excellent2. Ponkan- excellent3. Gold Nugget -very good4. Honey mandarin- very good5. Kyomi - good6. Miyagawa- good7. Okitsu - good8. Xie Shan - no fruit yet9. Miho - no fruit yet
I have an in ground Ponkan tree. Ponkan, a cross between a mandarin and a pummelo, is alternate bearing unless the fruit is 50 percent reduced during the on year. Ponkan is among the largest sized fruit in the mandarin family, about the size of an orange. I agree the taste is excellent, the only draw back is the amount of seeds it has.
yes, too many seeds can be a small problem