Excellent crops of good size bright orange fruits that ripen in spring. The skin is thick & coarse but peels easily. Deep orange flesh with a pleasant and distinctive flavour. Ripens well even in cooler areas. 2.5 x 2m
Uniq Fruit was discovered as an accidental seedling in Jamaica where it was propagated and exported beginning in the 1930’s. It is often marketed by the trademark name, Ugli Fruit, which is consistent with its unusual appearance. Ironically, it has an unbelievable taste and is very juicy. Its taste is somewhere between a mandarin and a grapefruit, and it is delicious when simply peeled and eaten out of your hand.
Uniq Fruit ranges in size from a large naval orange to that of a large grapefruit. Its thick skin makes it much easier to peel than other citrus fruits and usually ranges in color from lime-green to a light orange. Often, the skin has natural traces of mottling, bronzing, surface scarring or uneven coloring. The interior is yellow-orange in color and is relatively free of seeds. Uniq Fruit is a wonderfully refreshing change of pace from the ordinary orange.