Mandarinvariety
Pixie
H. B. Frost developed Pixie from open-pollinated Kincy seed in 1927; it was released in 1965. The fruit is small, sweet and usually seedless, and can hold on the tree late depending on climate.
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Released 1965
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Taste & texture
Pixie is a named mandarin that extends the citrus season.
breeder guidance · Riverside, California, USA · 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964
Read the evidence
The 1966 UC release account places Pixie ripening in April–May at Riverside and retaining good eating quality into July, although the flesh sometimes became dryish by July. The described late season applies to that locality.
- Fruit tested
- Fruit retained on the tree into late spring and summer
- Varieties compared
- Pixie
- Use studied
- Fresh eating unless otherwise specified
- Published
- 1966
Origin & family
Where Pixie began
Recorded origin
United States
- Institution
- University of California, Riverside
- Released
- 1965
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