These juicy, sweet fruit are easy to peel and break cleanly into segments.
The clementine is actually a hybrid of a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange. It was discovered growing in the garden of an orphanage in Algeria in the late 19th Century by a Missionary called Brother Clément Rodier, who the fruit is named after.
Crosses such as the clementine are also known as Tangors, so named because of their parents: Tangerine (Mandarin) and Orange.
Mandarins are believed to have originated in ancient China and although they are often referred to as oranges they are in fact bred from a different citrus species to the common orange.
Mandarins also have a flatter shape than round oranges. Common varieties include satsumas and when crossed with common oranges, clementines
Country of Origin: Spain
Organically Grown. GB-ORG-05. Non-UK Agriculture. Soil Association Licence No. P1916