Murcott (fruit)
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| File:Citrus x nobilis 'W. Murcott' - Tangor.jpg
Citrus x nobilis 'W. Murcott', in the Linnean House of the Missouri Botanical Garden
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| Hybrid parentage | Parents unknown; likely a tangor[1] |
| Cultivar | Murcott |
| Marketing names | 'Honey tangerine' |
| Origin | Florida |
The Murcott (marketed as: Honey Tangerine) is a tangor, or mandarin–sweet orange hybrid.[1][2][3]
The murcott probably originated around 1916 in a US Department of Agriculture planting. The variety is named for Charles Murcott Smith, who grew them in Bayview (Pinellas County, Florida) from 1922.[1]
The trees grow upright, but often have branches bent or broken by heavy fruiting at the ends.[1]
It is widely grown in Florida, where it matures in January to March. Citrus scab and alternaria fungus disease attack Murcotts.[1]
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