I was lucky enough to obtain a small plant from who someone who lived around the corner from the famous Belleclare nursery. The woman told me that Chris Dipaola would go to her home to trim the tree to get cuttings.This tree was in ground for many years and has grown quite large. She has not covered the tree for several years due to this. I visited last September and was able to try the main crop ,which tasted very good. Amaziningly the tree was not receiving much direct sun but still manages to ripen it's fruit. I had targeted obtaining this tree stictly because I am from Bari.This morning I was able to pick a Breba from my tree,which tasted sweet with a nice fig flavor. Angelo zone7 NY