How to Grow Spring See Mandarin? A Full Breakdown of the Key Cultivation Techniques

Spring See mandarin, commonly known as “Papa mandarin”, has a balanced sweet-and-sour taste and sells well on the market. Below, the editor gives a detailed introduction to the cultivation techniques for Spring See mandarin.

1. Orchard site requirements

Choose a plot with deep soil and above-average fertility to establish the orchard;

2. Planting density

The planting density for young trees is about 80 trees per mu, which helps increase early yields. Once the canopy closes between rows, first cut back and then remove every other tree, leaving about 40 permanent trees per mu;

3. Fertilizer and water management

During the young tree stage, apply fertilizer in light, frequent doses. After entering the full production period, strengthen fertilizer and water management, especially by heavily applying fruit-sizing fertilizer in June and July. The post-harvest fertilizer should be applied earlier, in October, mainly using farmyard manure and organic fertilizer;

4. Training and pruning

Spring See branches and shoots are relatively upright, and both their branching ability and shoot-forming ability are very strong. When training and pruning young trees, attention should be paid to combining an open tree shape with thinning and shortening branches, so as to improve branch quality and increase ventilation and light penetration;

5. Flower and fruit management

Spring See has very strong fruiting ability, so attention should be paid to fruit thinning. The timing is preferably after the second physiological fruit drop in late June, removing small fruit, diseased fruit, insect-damaged fruit, misshapen fruit and overly crowded fruit to ensure large fruit of high quality.

6. Pest and disease control

Spring See has strong resistance to canker and decline diseases, but is sensitive to anthracnose, especially after heavy fruiting, when weak trees and weak branches are affected more often, so timely control should be carried out. In spring and summer, mite control should be strengthened, and in autumn and winter, attention should be paid to controlling rust mites.

Growing Spring See mandarin is not difficult, but extra attention should still be paid to training and pruning and to pest and disease control. Finally, we hope the mandarins you grow turn out large and sweet.