Silverhill Mandarin – Citrus (Grafted)

Sweet, seedless, easy-peel mandarins: the perfect lunchbox fruit.

Silverhill is a much-loved Satsuma-type mandarin, popular with home gardeners. Its flattish, bright orange fruit have a thin, smooth skin that peels in seconds, and the segments are seedless. The flesh is low in acid, so it’s naturally sweet and juicy, ideal for kids, lunchboxes and healthy snacking through the cooler months.

Like other Satsumas, Silverhill is hardier than most citrus and handles cooler conditions well, so it performs reliably across much of New Zealand. This tree is grafted onto disease-resistant rootstock for strong, healthy growth and earlier cropping. It’s supplied at a well-established height of approximately 80–90 cm, ready to plant out.

Features

• Sweet, juicy, low-acid fruit
• Seedless segments and thin, easy-peel skin
• Early-season variety, fruiting late autumn into winter
• Hardier and more cold-tolerant than most citrus
• Self-fertile, so one tree is enough for fruit
• Fragrant white blossom in spring and glossy evergreen foliage
• Compact, rounded habit
• Grafted for vigour and disease resistance

Size: Supplied at approx. 80–90 cm tall. Grows to around 2 m high × 1.5 m wide, with a compact habit that suits smaller gardens. It’s also great in a large container.

Growing tips: Plant in full sun in free-draining soil, sheltered from strong winds. In colder areas, choose a warm, sheltered spot and protect young trees from frost. Water regularly, especially during flowering and fruiting. Feed with a citrus fertiliser in spring and summer.