Field marks
- Size
- Small–medium
- Shape
- Oval
- Ripe skin
- Yellow-green
- Blush
- Sometimes red
CULTIVAR PROFILE
Sweet Tart
Florida
Flavor profile: Sweet-tart, intense. The South Florida reference harvest window is July–August.
Identification noteFruit color, size and season vary with climate and ripeness. Compare several clues, not one photograph.
Taste & texture
Dense, silky orange flesh with concentrated sugar followed by a bright, tangy citrus finish.
- Fiber
- Very low
- Seed
- Polyembryonic
- Eating stage
- The fruit typically turns yellow with an orange blush and can be eaten slightly firm or fully softened.
Growth habit
Moderately vigorous and fairly upright, productive in South Florida and responsive to annual size-control pruning.
- South Florida season
- July–August ↗
Reported seedling of ZINC (Zill Indochinese)
Season references are for South Florida and can shift with location and weather.