Mandarins are quite sensitive to cold and temperature fluctuations - even for a citrus plant. With constantly changing temperatures, the tree tends to shed all of its leaves. The tangerine tree should be brought into winter quarters when temperatures are permanently below 18 °C.
How do I properly overwinter a tangerine tree?
To overwinter a tangerine tree successfully, place it in a frost-free, bright location at 10-12°C. Water rarely but regularly and check for pests. Fertilizing, cutting and repotting should be avoided.
Overwintering mandarins
Like the other types of citrus, the mandarin needs a frost-free, but not too warm and bright winter location. It must be ensured that the plant is in the sun for at least six hours a day. The temperatures are ideally between 10 and 12 °C. Water rarely but regularly and check the plant for pests from time to time. Otherwise, at best, leave the tangerine alone: do not twist, turn, repot, cut or fertilize.
Tips & Tricks
The Japanese Satsuma mandarin is probably the most suitable species for summer outdoor farming. There are more than 20 selections, all of which have in common their insensitivity to cool, damp summer periods. The Satsuma is also frost hardy down to minus eight degrees Celsius; Overwintering can also take place in unheated winter gardens.
