I bought some Cara Cara navel oranges, nice color inside but I wasn’t impressed, my Dreamnavel i grow was better And much bigger. My collection is at full, got to pass.

Meant to say "I haven't been able to get to Wegmans". Houzz won't let me edit now.

Bob, I've not had a good Cara Cara yet from the store. Sky Valley Navels from Trader Joe's seem the best store-bought navels so far. Yes, my home-grown citrus are much more satisfying too. In many ways.

Good observation, Ken, could be.

Amoa looks to be full of seeds. This is supposed to be seedless. I don't know. It's sort of rebranded from an Italian citrus called Mandared® (see below). I don't know why they refer to it as a mandarin, since it's really a Tangor. I guess 'Tangored' won't fly as a brand.

"Mandared® is a seedless ‘blood’ mandarin, the first such mandarin to have significant red pigmentation of the segments. The fruit is of medium to large size for a mandarin and has an ovate shape. The peel is a rich orange colour when mature, occasionally with a red pigmentation, and is quite thick, though very easy to peel. The segments are soft and juicy, with a lovely flavour imparted by the Tarocco parentage. Acids are naturally quite high, so the first-picked fruit will be tart (early February marketing), but good balance will be achieved once the season gets going. The red pigmentation of the segments gets more pronounced as the fruit matures.

Origin: Mandared® is a triploid hybrid variety, the product of a cross between Nules, a clementine and Tarocco, a blood orange. The work was carried out in 1985 by Giuseppe Reforgiato Recupero, Giuseppe Russo and Santo Recupero for the CRA-ACM in Acireale (east coast of Sicily), which holds the patent to the variety (granted 2004). Mandared® is a trade-marked name."

Dave, now I'm going to have to go investigate wegmans! Are they labeled as imported? I just checked the CCPP and didn't see any new blood type budwood. I prefer the flavor of blood citrus over plain citrus. I'm still on the hunt for the cosmic crisp apple - haven't seen it in any local stores (limited distro being the first year to market), so whole foods and wegmans trip.

Ken, A friend picked them up. I think they are from California though based on what I've read.

I'm always on the lookout for new citrus varieties at the market. Generally the Kishus are pretty good, Sumos, Stem-and-Leaf mandarins, Satsumas, and Sky Valley Navels...As far as sweet citrus, that's about it.

I like the sound of this new hybrid mandarin. If I locate one near me I just might have to pull the trigger 😎

They are actually beautiful. What a very colorful fruit. I hope they are very sweet.

Dave, the Fairfax Wegmans doesn't have any of them (or cosmic crisp apples).

Ken, bummer. Well, who knows, they may show up in another week or so.

Nick, they might be under tight control with patents and a moratorium on selling to the general public, since they are relatively new.