Chart: How much of NZ is planted in mandarins?
There were 708 hectares of land planted in mandarin trees last year, compared to 914ha in 2002.
New Zealand's mandarin tree population is growing, though is far from its peak 15 years ago.
Figures from Statistics New Zealand show there were 708 hectares of land planted in mandarins last year, up from 691ha in 2012.
However, this is down from the 914ha of land planted with the orange citrus fruit tree in 2002.
Last year, New Zealand orchardists and vegetable growers feared the brown marmorated stink bug would make its way here, after it cut a swathe through crops in the United States and threatened plants in Europe.
The bug feeds on more than 300 host plants, including citrus, pipfruit, stonefruit, berries and grapes, corn, honeysuckle and roses.
At the time, Pipfruit NZ chief executive Alan Pollard said if the bug made its way to New Zealand it had the potential to cause billions of damage to the economy.
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- Stuff
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