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another variety I.D. request, pls

Here are some close-ups of a tree that has been treated simply as a landscaping element at a family member's townhouse complex. Obviously, it produces a (substantial) breba crop, these pics taken just this a.m. Last year's fall main crop produced some vaguely tasty, sorta watery fruits. Medium green skin, honey-colored interior. Envro conditions: full sun from approx 11a til sundown, watered only with the lawn, no deep watering. Basically, it is untended in the extreme temps of Phoenix, AZ. What is this variety? Thx in advance for responding

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I am no fig expert but could it be Lattarula which is a green fig with a honey-colored interior like you described. Leaves seems to also match from what I have researched. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will chime in.

Nobody else has a suggestion, or a reference to another resource?

I think a big clue is that whoever planted it obviously didn't care about the fruit, so it's unlikely to be a rare or exotic variety. Italian honey and Kadota are the only light colored figs with amber flesh I have seen for sale in southern AZ, and those leaves do not look like Kadota.

I am a little surprised that the main crop didn't taste better, though, if it is Italian Honey, since you said it was untended in Phoenix. I would expect a stressed out tree in that hot, dry climate to produce incredibly sweet fruit. Although I wonder if the tree actually gets watered a lot due to the grass that people for some strange reason insist on growing in the some Phoenix neighborhoods?

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Originally Posted by npolaske
I think a big clue is that whoever planted it obviously didn't care about the fruit, so it's unlikely to be a rare or exotic variety. Italian honey and Kadota are the only light colored figs with amber flesh I have seen for sale in southern AZ, and those leaves do not look like Kadota.

I am a little surprised that the main crop didn't taste better, though, if it is Italian Honey, since you said it was untended in Phoenix. I would expect a stressed out tree in that hot, dry climate to produce incredibly sweet fruit. Although I wonder if the tree actually gets watered a lot due to the grass that people for some strange reason insist on growing in the some Phoenix neighborhoods?

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Originally Posted by npolaske
I think a big clue is that whoever planted it obviously didn't care about the fruit, so it's unlikely to be a rare or exotic variety. Italian honey and Kadota are the only light colored figs with amber flesh I have seen for sale in southern AZ, and those leaves do not look like Kadota.

I am a little surprised that the main crop didn't taste better, though, if it is Italian Honey, since you said it was untended in Phoenix. I would expect a stressed out tree in that hot, dry climate to produce incredibly sweet fruit. Although I wonder if the tree actually gets watered a lot due to the grass that people for some strange reason insist on growing in the some Phoenix neighborhoods?


I think it probably gets plenty of water where it's located, which probably washed out the flavor of the only two main crop figs i tried last year. Thanks for the insight

Can't think of another green fig with light interior that has that pointy leaf shape except Latarulla. Possibly White Genoa or Conadria??? I don't think Atreano baby figs would ever be that dark green. 

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