Mandarin orange tree named ‘Safor’

Abstract

A new and distinct triploid Citrus hybrida cultivar is provided that is the product of controlled cross-pollination of two diploid parental plants. The new cultivar forms attractive seedless obloid-shaped, medium-late-maturing fruit with a convex base having an excellent mildly acidic flavor. The leaves are dark green in coloration. The growth habit is vigorous and erect-drooping.

1. A triploid Mandarin Orange hybrid plant having the following combination of characteristics:
 (a) displays a vigorous and erect-drooping growth habit, 
 (b) forms dark green leaves, and 
 (c) forms attractive easy-to-peel seedless obloid-shaped dark orange medium-late-maturing fruit having a convex base with an excellent mildly acidic flavor; 
 
       substantially as herein shown and described.