Black Bethlehem. Fig pizza is a family favorite. After a few figs were sampled, all I heard was "Is he really going to put those on a pizza?". No pizza and I did not get to taste any of these, however, I was allowed to photograph the last remaining figs. One from the peanut gallery said they had a "tropical" flavor with a very slight crunch and another said that it tasted "like a plum". The fig gave them a nice laugh.



    

JD, good looking figs and the pics are really good again. Thanks for sharing.

JD I have the same problem some of my trees are just planted to close to my daughters house.  The figs just seem to disappear from them.

Great shots and thanks for sharing

JD-

Just curious, how many years did you wait for tree to produce figs?...and how old is the tree?

Thanks for sharing.   Figs are good for kids...big kids, too.


Frank

Very nice, thanks for sharing! It looks like a closed eye variety?

It sure does look like a closed eye, or at least a tight eye,  nice pics again JD,  I'm glad I rooted some of these this past spring, now I have something to look forward too. Does anyone think this is a Mt Etna variety? I haven't had fruit yet myself but the leaves kind of look Mt Etna-ish. 

beauriful pics.  I hope to try some from my tree next year.

I've read that 'Black Bethlehem', 'Sal's-E'L, 'Dark Portuguese', 'Hardy Chicago', 'Black Marseilles'-VS, and a few others are Mt. Etna-type figs.


Frank

JD: Very tasty figs and nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Thanks for the encomium regarding the photos.

Frank,
I purchased the tree from Bass in March 2010 and according to Bass it was rooted in 2009. It fruited in 2011 and has gotten more productive and better tasting since then. It is potted.

Igor,
A tight eye not closed. The heavy rains have caused about 50% of these figs to split. Surprising, they have not soured because check them nightly and consume them ASAP.

Ryan,
I recall a post by Bass (or Martin) referring to this as a Mt Edna type of fig. The profile for the Mt. Ednas appears to be not just good but better than most.