Sugar Belle®
Also Known As
‘LB 8-9’
Type
Mandarin
Origin
Developed by Fred G. Gmitter, Jr. (UF/IFAS)
Primary Market Use
Fresh and Juice
Season
December, typically before Christmas
Recommended Production System
Conventional and Citrus Under Protected Screen (CUPS)
Size and Shape
Small to large, bell-like
Color
External: Orange
Internal: Orange
Flavor
Sweet to sweet-tart
Mandarin with Minneola notes
Brix/Acid
General Information
Sugar Belle® is one of the most HLB-tolerant cultivars known to the State of Florida. Sugar Belle® has been extensively planted in Florida and is being evaluated in multiple trials. Fruit is intended for the fresh market; however, in Central and South Florida, fruit can be soft in the HLB environment. Antimicrobial trunk injections seem to mitigate this problem somewhat, with some groves reporting pack out; however, the juice is an excellent blending agent for ◦Brix. Acid can be high, depending on the season. In Citrus Under Protected Screen (CUPS), Sugar Belle® has excellent quality but may set variably from year to year. The fruit does not peel all the way to the base of the fruit.
Additional Resources
Photo Gallery
Sugar Belle® Sugar Belle® Both whole and cut Sugar Belle® fruit. 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 11/15/2023 8:19:34 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Grove of Sugar Belle® trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 18 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Ver.1.00 originaldate 6/13/2022 1:11:19 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Grove of Sugar Belle® trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 62 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 23.4 originaldate 6/13/2022 1:11:39 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Grove of Sugar Belle® trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 20 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.0166666675 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 23.3 originaldate 6/13/2022 1:11:50 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Grove of Sugar Belle® trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 75 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Ver.1.00 originaldate 6/13/2022 1:36:23 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Both whole and cut Sugar Belle® fruit with two segments. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 23 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:58:32 PM width 4048 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Three whole Sugar Belle® fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 32 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2540 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:19:17 PM width 3972 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Grove of Sugar Belle® trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 62 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 23.4 originaldate 6/13/2022 1:11:39 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Stem end view of three whole Sugar Belle® fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 32 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:20:05 PM width 4272 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Three whole Sugar Belle® fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 26 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:29:30 PM width 4272 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Cut Sugar Belle® fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 30 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 11 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:49:33 PM width 4272 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Cut and whole Sugar Belle® fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 30 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 13 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:51:16 PM width 4272 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Close-up view of cut Sugar Belle® fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 70 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 13 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:51:48 PM width 4272 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Three Sugar Belle® fruit, half peeled, whole fruit, and cut fruit. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 24 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 2848 fnumber 13 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CC 2 originaldate 1/26/2021 4:53:49 PM width 4272 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Grove of Sugar Belle® trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 75 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 9 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Ver.1.00 originaldate 6/13/2022 1:36:23 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500
