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Another unknown, small black fig

Wanted to update this thread with pictures since this variety did so good for us.  Very early variety and 2 nice crops.  Gave us first ripe fig of the season (Breba... had to share with the birds) on 06.30.16.  That's a winner in NYC! Main crop was finished by the second week of August.  We've made it a permanent part of our collection.  If anyone else has pictures of this variety please post.  Would love to see how this one is doing in different parts of the country.  Enjoy the pics.

                    

I say, name it Black Beauty 11 and make a million dollars!

J.U.B.I fig looks very delicious. You took some beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing with us Danny!

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Originally Posted by Gardencrochet
J.U.B.I fig looks very delicious. You took some beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing with us Danny!


Thank you Karla.

I took just a few pics of my JUBI - it is one of my best as well. Here in southwest PA it started ripening 8/23 (about 2 weeks after my RdB), a second year plant in a 5g SIP.  Excellent flavor, especially if you let them get a little shriveled like the pic I am posting below.  Fairly productive, growth was only average.  I had no brebas but it is a young plant.  It is a variety with pinkish leaf stems, as seen in some of nycfig's pic above. Maybe the above photos are in different light but my interiors seemed a little darker red color

My pics did not seem to post right-linking to a thread on the other fig forum where I posted my JUBI pics to compare with Negretta. Sorry but I can't share em otherwise:

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/105680-negretta

To me... this is the same thing as Negretta. Does anyone have them both to compare taste?

Post #147 on this very thread. Simply amazing!

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Originally Posted by Herman2
Hi Fellows:
I had 2 ripe fruits From Jason Black fig,and I got only one to taste and look inside,the other the squirrels got it.
In my opinion,Jason unknown Black is not Ischia Black,but:
It is Negretta.
This is my conclusion i came at after i checked all information and pixies of Negretta.
It matches to a T.
Best Regards

I had Negretta (not) and got rid of it.  Just sourced a real one this summer and growing it out to compare.  Whatever the variety this is definitely a winner and collectors in the northeast should definitely have it.

Ed - The pulp on some were darker red, but only in the center.  I guess with age they'll darken up.

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Originally Posted by nycfig
I had Negretta (not) and got rid of it.  Just sourced a real one this summer and growing it out to compare.  Whatever the variety this is definitely a winner and collectors in the northeast should definitely have it.

Ed - The pulp on some were darker red, but only in the center.  I guess with age they'll darken up.


I agree it is a winner.  I rooted a green cutting last summer and am planning to try one in ground.

Mine is only a second year.

Hate to raise the dead ...lol ! but where can I get one of these?? What name are they calling this fig ?Thanks

Nick,
PM me in the late fall, I should be able to provide a few cuttings.

The name is J.U.B.I. - should never name an unknown anything other than an unknown without proof of where it came from.  It might look and taste like Negretta, but that is not proof.  Names are something to be respected, does not happen in the fig world enough :)

Thanks ed will do!!

Hey Ed. How is JUBI doing for you this season?

Hi Danny- it is doing well! I put it in ground in mid May, and it has not grown a lot yet, similar to the others I put in ground. Has lots of figs! Can't wait!

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