They're easy to peel and seedless without cross-pollination, seedy with it. Their arrival in the markets in winter is cause for celebration. Clementines are a group of Mandarins. Most Clementines that reach the U.S. are grown in Mediterranean Europe and are seedless varieties. New seedless varieties of Clementine Mandarins from Europe are being tested in California, so I expect they will soon be as popular in the West as they are in the East.
Clementines are all small to medium-size, very juicy, very sweet fruits.
The fruits will be seedless unless an appropriate pollinizer is nearby. It is very attractive with brightly colored thin skin, and the flavor is rich. The fruits are more difficult to peel than most and will be seedless without a pollinizer. This variety shows great promise for California but has not been widely tested. Neither the fruits nor the trees are widely available.