How Do You Care For A Satsuma Mandarin Orange Tree Plant?
Mandarins, prized for their sweetness and bright peels, are low-maintenance citrus fruits that are among the most cold-tolerant of citrus. Field research by the Texas Cooperative Extension identified the satsuma mandarin as the best quality and most cold-tolerant of all mandarins. Mandarins usually alternate bearing years, with a light crop followed by a heavier crop the next season. When growing a satsuma mandarin orange tree, you should care for the plant with cautious watering, light feeding, some weed control and protection from severe freezing. Build a “watering ring” around very young satsuma trees to help with watering. Use good quality garden soil to construct a ring about two feet across and several inches high. Fill the water ring slowly with water from a garden hose and allow it to soak in. Do not remove soil from around the tree to create a watering basin–this will cause foot rot (a disease that causes the stem base to rot) and kill the satsuma. Supply one cup of ammonium
