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Glenn 50 Citruholic
Joined: 02 Jun 2010 Posts: 86 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 8:01 am |
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We were at our Home Depot lookalike here in NZ viewing their newly arrived citrus trees when I spied one leftover starved yellowish 3ft high tree amongst all the fresh green new arrivals that happened to be an Ugli with a $20 pricetag.
An assistant said it certainly wasn't worth that and the manager was dreaming and offered it to us for $5.
We can't pick it up until she is working Saturday as that is the day she is in charge of the department.
I wasn't intending to grow an ugli and will have to green it up in the glasshouse until spring, otherwise it seemed semihealthy with no bugs.
Has anyone any knowledge of growing this variety? |
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6657 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Fri 18 Jun, 2010 12:03 pm |
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Yes, Ugli is a vigorous easy tree to grow that produces good tasting fruit. $5 is an amazing deal. - Millet (941-) |
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gdbanks Citruholic
Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 251 Location: Jersey Village, TX
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Posted: Sat 19 Jun, 2010 1:40 am |
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Millet, i know you have said that you got ride of all the citrus that tastes bad. and focus on the good tasting ones. have you grown the ugli and do you still have it in your green house?
i bought an ugli at the grocery store once. i liked it. never saw a tree for sale here though. _________________ looking for cold hardy citrus
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6657 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sat 19 Jun, 2010 1:46 am |
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Yes, I still have the Ugli tree. I also like the taste of the fruit. Ugli trees are rather difficult to locate at most nurseries. - Millet (941-) |
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buddinman Citrus Guru
Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 342 Location: Lumberton Texas zone 8
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Posted: Sat 19 Jun, 2010 5:36 pm |
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In Beleze in 1994 there was a lot of ugle fruit that was excellent tasting. The round oranges even though they were green were also excellent. |
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1488 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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Posted: Mon 12 Jul, 2010 12:05 pm |
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Are ugli trees actually available for sale? Seems to me that "ugli" is a brand name owned by some ugli company and the fruits are im/exported to countries by a single company. I have never seen ugli trees available for sale anywhere... _________________ - Marc
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Glenn 50 Citruholic
Joined: 02 Jun 2010 Posts: 86 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Tue 13 Jul, 2010 4:24 pm |
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Ugli are sold as trees under that name in NZ. Don't know about the rest of the world.
They are very common trees down here. |
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Mark_T Citruholic
Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Posts: 757 Location: Gilbert,AZ
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Posted: Tue 13 Jul, 2010 4:27 pm |
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I would like to locate a tree myself. Is the fruit fairly sweet? Anyone know an Arizona source? |
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Glenn 50 Citruholic
Joined: 02 Jun 2010 Posts: 86 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Wed 21 Jul, 2010 7:55 pm |
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Taste depends on heat. Hotter the sweeter. Here in NZ they get quite acidic. |
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Mark_T Citruholic
Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Posts: 757 Location: Gilbert,AZ
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Posted: Wed 28 Jul, 2010 6:49 pm |
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Can Ugli be grown from seed? Anyone done it? |
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jrb Citruholic
Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 165 Location: Idaho Falls, ID zone 4A
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Posted: Wed 28 Jul, 2010 8:11 pm |
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Ugli is monoembryonic and not true to type. _________________ Jim
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MarcV Moderator
Joined: 03 Mar 2010 Posts: 1488 Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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Posted: Sun 16 Jan, 2011 9:58 am |
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I tasted an Ugli fruit for the first time today. I must say I was very disappointed, it just tasted like... nothing! It was nearly tasteless. The skin around the parts was very tough also.
Maybe it was just bad luck. I have two more lying around, I will try them out later. But so far it's not a good experience... _________________ - Marc
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mrtexas Citruholic
Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1029 Location: 9a Missouri City,TX
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Posted: Sun 16 Jan, 2011 7:48 pm |
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Millet wrote: | Yes, I still have the Ugli tree. I also like the taste of the fruit. Ugli trees are rather difficult to locate at most nurseries. - Millet (941-) |
I'd like to hear you take on ugli, fruit quality and shape vs what is in the grocery stores from the tropics! |
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luteo Citruholic
Joined: 18 Feb 2012 Posts: 37 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar, 2012 7:22 am |
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I'd very much like to grow an ugli that is the same as the type shipped in from Jamaica around here. But my guess is I won't find it, considering there's only one company that owns it? I have done a little searching and no luck. |
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citrusguy Citruholic
Joined: 30 Oct 2012 Posts: 31 Location: 7a
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Posted: Sun 11 Nov, 2012 5:38 pm |
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luteo wrote: | I'd very much like to grow an ugli that is the same as the type shipped in from Jamaica around here. But my guess is I won't find it, considering there's only one company that owns it? I have done a little searching and no luck. |
They might be available at Harris Teeters and other 'organic' chain stores during the Spring season. |
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