Citrus unshiu 'Miho' or Mandarin Miho PB 18

Enjoy sweet, juicy mandarins straight from your own garden with Mandarin 'Miho', one of the earliest Satsuma mandarins of the season. It produces heavy crops of mild, sweet, virtually seedless fruit with thin skin that peels away easily. That makes it a family favourite for snacking and school lunchboxes.

'Miho' is a compact, slower-growing variety, which makes it ideal for smaller gardens and growing in pots. It's self-fertile, so you only need one tree to get fruit, and it's more cold hardy than many citrus, performing well across a wide range of NZ climates. Its glossy evergreen leaves and fragrant white blossoms make it a lovely ornamental tree as well as a productive one.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Citrus unshiu 'Miho' (syn. Citrus reticulata 'Miho')
• Common name: Satsuma Mandarin 'Miho'
• Fruit: Sweet, juicy, easy-peel and virtually seedless
• Harvest: Very early season, ripening from around May into winter
• Flowers: Fragrant white blossoms
• Habit: Compact, upright and spreading, evergreen
• Mature size: Approx. 1.5–2m high × 1.5m wide; can be kept smaller in pots
• Pollination: Self-fertile
• Position: Full sun in a warm spot sheltered from strong winds
• Soil: Free-draining; in pots, use a quality citrus potting mix
• Hardiness: Cold hardy for a citrus and tolerates light frosts once established. Protect young trees from frost.
• Feeding: Citrus fertiliser in early spring and again in late summer.
• Care tip: Water regularly, especially while flowering and fruiting, and prune lightly to keep a nice shape.