日南の姫ミカン Early ripening tangerine

 坐骨神経痛と奮闘中なので短く。

早生ミカンの日南の姫がすっかり色づいていました。夏の間に、最終的に10個が残るよう摘果しておきました。鉢は10号ロングスリット鉢。

I am still struggling with my sciatica, so this posting will be brief.

The early ripening cultivar called 'Hinano Hime' looks ready to be harvested.  During the summer, I picked young fruits so that only 10 would grow to maturity.  The tree is growing in a 30 cm diameter pot.

一番手前の3個は最も陽当たり良好の枝なので、試し採りはここから。

This branch gets most sunlight, so I will pick a fruit out of these for tasting.

オシリは正にミカン色。

This is what we call 'tangerine colour'.

玄関で退屈していたタイガ。柑橘類の臭いは嫌いです。

Taiga was getting bored inside, but she hates the smell of citrus fruits.

早生品種とは思えない高糖度です。実際に食べてみると、濃厚な味ではないけれど十分美味しかったです。

Although this is an early ripening variety, the sugar content was very high for a tangerine.  When I actually ate it, the taste was not strong but pleasant enough.