Bingo
Type
Mandarin
Origin
Developed by Fred G. Gmitter, Jr. (UF/IFAS)
Primary Market Use
Fresh
Season
Mid-October to November
Recommended Production System
Conventional and Citrus Under Protected Screen (CUPS)
Size and Shape
Very small to small, round
Color
External Color: Orange
Internal Color: Orange
Flavor
Sweet to sweet-tart
Robust
High-quality mandarin characteristics
Brix/Acid
10.2 – 11.9 in HLB environment/0.8 to 0.9%
General Information
The tree produces excellent internal quality fruit. The fruit is small, and packinghouses have not been able to pack it with their existing infrastructure. Many growers have tried but decided to stop production due to the small fruit. The tree does suffer from some dieback at various locations; hence, growers have stopped growing. Fruit does well as a gift box piece. Excellent size for a young child. Peels well.
Additional Resources
Photo Gallery
New Gallery 2025/11/14 Whole and cut Bingo fruit with a ruler on a black background. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3526 fnumber 11 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:50:22 PM width 4603 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Whole and cut Bingo fruit on a black background. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 11 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:50:39 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Close-up view of half-cut Bingo fruit on a black background. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 11 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:51:32 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Half-cut Bingo fruit on a black background. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:51:52 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Whole Bingo fruit from top view on a black background. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:51:59 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Half-cut Bingo fruit in the center with a whole fruit on each side. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:52:41 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Three whole Bingo fruits are stacked with half-cut fruit at the front center. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 40 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3512 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 25.1 originaldate 10/18/2023 4:53:54 PM width 5126 cameramodel NIKON D7500
