The Fairchild mandarin is known for its "first of the season" reputation because of its early harvest. The fruit is extremely easy to peel, rich, sweet and juicy with a few seeds

The Fairchild mandarin is known for its "first of the season" reputation because of its early harvest. The fruit is extremely easy to peel, rich, sweet and juicy with a few seeds. It is a hybrid of the Clementine mandarin and the Orland tangelo and was released in 1964. The tree is fairly vigorous with a round head, dense and nearly thronless branch with fruit that is held toward the outside of the tree. It requires pollination to produce the best fruit (Clementine, Kinnow, Valencia).