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An unidentified fig in Wales

Introduction
I am new to this, but let me give a brief introduction:  I had some Brown Turkey and a Brunswick fig when living in Surrey, some set facing south in a high walled garden.  Three years ago we moved to Wales where it is colder and a good deal wetter!  During the last year I have increased my stock with about 14 varieties in an effort to compare tastes and to extend the fruiting season.  I even have Panache which will probably never fruit in this climate.  I also have twenty Brown Turkey cuttings doing well and ready to pass on to a list of friends who have asked for them.  My family wonders about my sanity!

The issue
Tretower, here in Wales, is a 11th Century castle and a Tudor courtyarded house cared for by the Welsh government's heritage organisation, and open to the public.  They have a fig that they cannot identify, and I wonder if any of you could help?

I attach photographs of the fig tretower_fig_sml.jpg  tretower_tree_sml.jpg  tretower_leaf_sml.jpg  tretower_halffig.jpg 


WOW!  I love it what ever it is.

Beautiful leaf!
Is the fig even ripe?  Did you get to taste that?

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Originally Posted by eboone
Beautiful leaf!
Is the fig even ripe?  Did you get to taste that?

The fig was not quite ripe.  When I visited the Tudor garden about ten days ago I tried a fig from the tree, but, like all my figs, they have gone soft as a result of record rainfall in Wales.  I sampled a chunk of one, and it was nice and sweet, but soggy!

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