Figs that is!  I have been a member here for 4 years although a bit sporadic over the last 2.  I remember many members not wanting a light colored tree if it was given to them full grown and fruiting!  OK, maybe that is a little bit of an exaggeration, but I'm sure most of the older members remember those days.

Since I've been here again, I've read some of the posts going back a month or 2 and Ponte Tresa comes up with a CRAZY price on the cutting and it looks light a LIGHT FIG!!!! 

The SHOCK of it all is almost more then I can endure!!!  What happened??  Have people seen the LIGHT?  LOL LOL LOL 

Does this mean other light colored figs are raised to maybe the level of.....the dark figs? 

I am so glad I sit down when I read these posts, otherwise I just may drop from the shock!

Please - someone enLIGHTen me!

Me personally, I've found that darker figs in general have a deeper flavor than light colored figs.  I do have a few light colored figs that I value highly, such as Dalmatie, De la Senyora, and JH Adriatic.
When Dieseler was active here, he definitely was a dark-fig guy.

In my opinion, the resulting story about that particular light fig, the PT, has more to do with the microeconomics of supply and demand in the fig world.  Some people fell in love with the look of it, others with the taste of it, yet others with its money-making potential.  Seriously, you need a bucket of popcorn before you sit down to read all about it. It's interesting--if you go back and look up other varieties, the same sort of story plays out, to a lesser degree.  In any case, it makes for great reading!

Jo-Ann,
I think it is analogous to the red wine and white wine demand.
Many publications that say red wine has some health benefits white wine is missing.  So the red wine demand has risen the last 7 years or so.  Yet if you look at the whole wine market, the demand for white wine is huge and in fact the ratio of white/red demand fluctuates over time with red a little ahead now but wine was higher a while ago.

To me white figs are bigger, juicier and many sweeter.  My dalmatie is so big and  sweet I can't eat a whole fig.  
I prefer the complex taste of black figs and they tend not to be as sweet so I can eat a ton of them. 
But that is just me my guess is that 50% of people prefer white figs and 50% black figs.

Oh yes I remember Dieseler! 

I guess fashion is also in figs LOL.  What ever happens to be the latest and greatest.

I've been re-reading my older topics going down memory lane and noticed several names I haven't seen here lately.

Light figs are the predominate favorite with my family and relatives...khdari reigns supreme over suoadi

Over here, Dark reigns supreme.

well... I was a white fig guy until I tasted a Fico Preto and I thought to my self " no way Jose" I'm a dark fig guy now and then along came a perfectly ripe Smith and I thought to myself "who am I kidding?" Def a light fig guy but theeeen I tasted a huge and awesome GM 175 and I thought again " nah maybe not a light fig guy " and then........ Well if you don't get it by now... The point is that awesome figs can be of any color , red ,black, white, green, all you have to do is reach out, grab one, close your eyes ,take a bite and enjoy the ride ;)

I like any fig, but Brown Turkey! The 4-year old tree will be on the selling list for next may garage sale.

I used to be a big proponent of the "dark figs are better" theory. But these days I have come to appreciate green figs as well. Its good to have several types of dark and green figs in my opinion. They're both good, just different.

Hi everyone.... just one remark....in the East they don't even count ''dark'' varieties as a good Fig.....

I am no expert by any means. A year ago I jumped into the fig world with full steam ahead. Every day I read all I can about figs. The subject is that interesting to me.

Now, when I take a step back to reflect on my readings, what comes to mind about light and dark figs, and I am sure there will be some exceptions, is that the light figs tend to fall into the honey class and the dark into the berry and complex classes.

Jerry light figs with light interior typically have a honey, sweet flavor. Smith, battaglia, others with dark interior also have a complex flavor. Soo many options lol

It would be more accurate to say that the chemicals that create flavor often have color as well.  Some people have the green with dark red centers and rich berry taste as their favorites.  Even Martin (Dieseler) had some light figs in his collection.  The skin of the dark figs often have more flavor than the skin of the green figs, especially Violette de Bordeau.  But the dark interiors usually have a more complex flavor than the light interiors regardless of skin color.  Which you like is a matter of personal preference.  

I actually like darkER figs better; at least I see them more eye-pleasing/appealing (before the mouth), specially those with some very red juicy pulp.

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