![]() Orangelo: This hybrid, believed to be of Puerto Rican origin, is a cross between a grapefruit and an orange, and is sweeter and more vivid than its grapefruit parent, however, eaten in much the same way. Pineberry: A novel cross between white strawberries from Southern Europe and cultivated red strawberries produce this pineapple-flavored berry, typically available early May through June. In season from mid-fall to winter, limequats - with their tart key lime flavor- can be eaten whole, in jams or accompanying fish or chicken. Limequat : This ripe key lime and kumquat hybrid resembles a miniature oval orange with greenish-yellow skin. Tayberry : A cross between a red raspberry and blackberry, the tayberry looks like an elongated raspberry with tart flavor. With smooth skin that doesn't need to be peeled, the typically berry-sized baby kiwi can vary in size, shape, color and taste between producers. ![]() Pluot: A Zaiger trademarked plum and apricot hybrid, it's bred for smooth skin and super juicy, sweet flesh.īaby Kiwi : The lineage of the baby kiwi traces back to fuzzy kiwifruit, also known as the Chinese gooseberry. Jostaberry: Sweeter than its North American and European gooseberry and black currant parents, the jostaberry is a rich, almost black berry with grape, blueberry and kiwi flavors and packed with vitamin C. Add uglis, halved or sectioned, to a salad with avocado, sweet onion, chicory and radicchio. Hybrid fruit: Hybrid fruits are created through the controlled speciation of fruits that creates new varieties. Fruit: The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. Ugli : Botanically Citrus reticulata x paradisi, the "ugly" hybrid of a grapefruit, orange and tangerine, this tangelo from Jamaica reflects more sweet flavors from its tangerine ancestry rather than bitter grapefruit. Hybrid : A hybrid is an offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species or genera. Tangor: A cross between a mandarin and an orange - the tangor may sound unfamiliar, but varieties such as murcott and temple have been hitting the produce department of local grocery stores. Here are 10 hybrid fruits to add to your shopping list. As a result, consumers benefit from unique, uniform fruit sizes and shapes, increased juiciness, improved taste and better nutrition. With controlled pollination, cultivars can breed new generations of fruiting plants with increasingly desirable characteristics.įarmers benefit from hybridized fruit plants that are naturally disease resistant and hearty in heat, cold and drought - in addition to producing consistent, higher yields with predictable fruit maturation times. Hybrids use traditional pollination that can ordinarily occur in nature. Hybrids don't use genetically modified organism technology. With bizarre names, hybrids might sound like weird science, but these fruits and their many cousins are more natural and familiar than you might think. Tangor, ugli, jostaberry and pluot… these are just a few curiously named hybrid fruits found at the grocery store or farmers market. Meyer lemons: Meyer lemons, originating in China, are a cross between a true lemon tree and mandarin orange tree. Bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The characteristics of these varieties have made it easier for home gardeners to grow and they are sweeter than past crops.
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