My Black Madeira finaly ripened,the taste was different from all my other figs.Here are pics of it.

Congratulations Remis, looks like it's on it's way now. Beautiful pictures! Thanks!

Remis, thats a great picture. Sure made my mouth water.

Hi Remis,
very very nice and hoped the taste was good as it looked.
Remis be very careful if you wheel your plants in and out in very early spring .
I do each season with all my plants , my 30 inch Maderia did not like it with temps in high 40s it killed it to soil level .
Again very nice and shows what can be done here in Illinois growing them in containers  -
way to go !!!

Very nice job Remis 

It certainly has a unique flavor. I'm glad that it ripened for you. 

One beast (good) fig to reproduce (aka., root)...

Beautiful photos Remis. Do you mind if I ask what camera you used?

Nice pixes and yes ,_A new confirmation,that Madeira black will ripe in the north,as the poster live in Chicago area.
I am frustrated,I also had 3 ripe figs,that dissapeared suddenly overnight,just the morning when I intended to pick them and take a pix too.
It was before Oct 1,I think.
Now the rest of them about 6 do not show any sign they are getting ripe soon.
I am going to remove half of them , today in hope of helping the rest.!

leon_edmond , I use my Nikon D300 camera.
Herman ,this is Black Madeira`s first year as I started it from cutting this past Spring hope next year It will ripen earlier.
At this time of year I still have some figs on my trees ripening ,but thats because my trees are in their 1 st season next year they will be erlier.
From cutings started this year I had chase to taste of falloving:
Sal El (16 figs)
VdB (12 figs)
Chicago Hardy (4 figs)
Marseilles Vs (6 figs)
Black Madeira (2 figs)
Excel there are 3 figs ripening (will be ready in about 3days).
I think it was pretty good as for 1 st year. Next year should be very good as my trees will be biger.

Anyone know of a source for Black Madeira other than UC Davis?

"different"

different good, different bad, or different (???)

Frozen, Encanto Farms

I had doubts that Black Madeira would fruit for me in middle Europe.

Last (I think, there is still a green one on) Black Madeira ripened today. Definitely at or near the top for taste. I still don't have a good description for the taste. The outside isn't much, but the inside tastes like concentrated jam.

Joe,

Right about now your only hope would/could be Jon at Encanto Farms.
Yes, right here.

He should have some available sometime in February.
Keep your eyes and ears open during that time. He will inform us all on the date he will list what he will be selling.

I would  contact him ( just for the bugging him sake ) now and ask him if at all possible put you on a list for this variant. No promises I'm sure but it's worth the try.

jusalda,

Thanks for posting these fine pics. Very tasty looking figs indeed.
Congrats!

hi
im from madeira island portugal and i have Black Madeira fig tree  cuttings for sale if any one is interested !! just go to my ebay page:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/181047661885?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 my ebay username is ze_zx
http://blackfig.blogspot.pt/

I wonder how far is black madeira from the figo preto.... beautiful pictures...

(re post#19) HmmM! [Edit: see my post #38]

What you showed is one of Jon's Black Mission fig pics....
(just look at skin-cracks finger-print! row2.pic3)
http://figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Black_Mission.html

And what happened to the (USA) USPS Priority Mail envelope pic,
already used and marked with a different fig variety name on it?

First pic is NdC

(re post#21)


HI GORGI
I BORN IN MADEIRA ISLAND PORTUGAL AND I LIVE HERE 40YEARS IF I DONT NOW WAT IS A BLACK MADEIRA FIG ,I DONT NOW NOTHING ,I HAVE FIGS TREE ,YES THAT IS TRUE THAC PIC IS NOT MY, BUT BLACK MADEIRA FIG IS THE ONE IS ON PIC #19 , I DONT HAVE ANY PIC FROM FIGS, I JUST GO TO GOOGLE AND SEARCH THANKS MY FRIEND
 THE NAME OF BLACK MADEIRA FIG IN PORTUGUES IS BREBA PRETA

I agree, Madeira Island must be a very nice/pleasant place to live in.

http://figs4fun.com/fpix/FP953-56.jpg

gluglo, what part of Madeira are you from?  My family came from Canhas almost 100 years ago.  Are you close?  I visited there in late October 2004 and don't recall seeing any figs but wasn't looking for them specifically either.  You use the name breba negra.  Would you also use the name figo preto?  Do you see more than one type of black fig in Madeira?

Yes, my BM is from Jon`s. 

hi HarveyC
im from jardim do mar, small village near the sea , the place you came from canhas  is 15min from my place by car, canhas is very high place is on top of montanhas you dont find figs tree dare, the best figs tree is near the sea hot places ,the best fig is from the sea villages hot places ....we have green fig very honey and soft , we have yellow fig very sweet, and figo roxo is a hard fig not so much honey but sweet also, and we have one is like mixed green and black, and the breba the black madeira fig the most expenseve fig in madeira ...well now you see im from madeira island ...HarveyC nice talk to you see you around i must go now thanks ...abraço