Visit Our Citrus Orchards in Beautiful Penryn

Our family is proud to live and work in Placer County. We'd love to have you come and visit our beautiful orchards in the rolling hills of Penryn. We're just 2 miles from I-80 at the Penryn exit, about 10 minutes from the Galleria at Roseville. Our packing shed is open daily during the season from 8-5 (Sundays 8-4) and we have plenty of parking. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Note: We Do Not Offer or Allow You To Pick Your Own Mandarins From the Trees

Directions to Mandarin Hill Orchards:

We are 2 miles from the I-80 at the Penryn exit.

From Sacramento: Take I-80 East, exit Penryn Road #112, turn left over the freeway, turn right onto Taylor Road, turn left at the 4-way flashing light onto English Colony, turn left onto Rippey Road (just before the post office), turn right onto Mandarin Hill Lane.

From Reno: Take I-80 West, exit Penryn Road #112, turn right onto Penryn Road, turn right onto Taylor Road, turn left at the 4-way flashing light onto English Colony, turn left onto Rippey Road (just before the post office), turn right onto Mandarin Hill Lane.

Mandarin Hill Orchards is happy to introduce the 3rd generation of family farmers. Tom's daughter Jacqueline and her husband, Rick, help Tom with the daily operations as well as grown wine grapes and make wine. Everything grape to glass can be enjoyed on select weekends throughout the year.
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A Trip Through the Mandarin Season

Hi, Tom Aguilar here, a second-generation Mandarin farmer at Mandarin Hill Orchards.
Come with me as I take you on the journey through the Mandarin season at our orchard.

March:

Here are the buds starting to open. You can see the difference between new leaves and what will soon be blooming. Notice the new growth grows from the bud located between the old leaf stem and the main stem. The direction of growth can actually be manipulated by pruning. Just leave the last bud pointing toward where you want the new branch. Sounds simple, doesn't it?

A close up of some green leaves on a tree

April:

Notice the tiny white buds are getting ready to "pop" open. They look like small popcorn kernels. And the leaf stem has grown longer.

A close up of the leaves and flowers on a tree

Late April:

The first bud "popped." The orchard is turning white.

A close up of leaves and flowers on a tree

Early May:

All these blooms are open. Man, the orchard smells wonderful!

Mid-May:

The blooms are finished, and you can see the tiny mandarins coming to life.

Early June:

Two mandarins are "pea" size and one a little larger. Soon will be the "June drop."

End of June:

You can see the two upper mandarins fell off in the "June drop." The survivor is a little smaller than a cherry, but still has the July heat drop to live through. It's still too early to determine crop volume or quality, and so far, this summer has been mild.

A close up of the ground with grass and dirt

Early July:

I think the "June drop" is finished. The yellow dots on the ground are immature mandarins that didn't make it, but there is still a lot of fruit on the trees.

Late August:

This mandarin is about golf ball size now, and another is peeking out from below it. I didn't even know it was there until I saw the photo!

Mid-October:

Well, they are finally getting color. It's getting exciting! A few days of cold weather will really help them color up.

Early November:

It's mandarin time!

In December, we were honored to have our mandarins chosen as Raley's Produce of the Month.

Earlier in 2013, Westin Hotels featured our Mandarin grove in one of their commercials.