First and very interesting experience with this hybrid of mixed parentage a Carica mother and a Palmata Caprifig. (not 100% sure of this relationship)

A very robust and fast growing cultivar, rooted in the spring 2013
(Thank you Sergio !)

Said to be immune to FMV and some other fig disorders it has potential for heavy crops which will not mature without pollination

Fruit is of average to large size, of a nice violet/blueish skin color with light red/orange pulp and a long peduncle.

Being from a rather young tree the fruit taste and flavors are OK, lightly syrupy, much crunchy and somehow figgy.
Next steps shall be centered on budding and grafting on this fig, buds and  scions from some Carica cultivars and watch the results.
Here some pictures...

Francisco

 

       

It sure is a beaut! Pics like this make me wish we had the fig wasp down here.

Francisco, very nice looking fig. Thanks for sharing

Lampo, is your main objective to use the hybrid as a rootstock for grafting experiments or did I misread?  Are you thinking that the hybrid rootstock will confer fmv resistance onto the scions so if you started with a severely infected scion it would become healthy when grafted onto this rootstock?

It seems to be cold sensitive.  Mine died to the ground this past winter with the low temperature not dropping below 26F.  But we had about 45 nights with frost this winter which is more than normal.  It has grown back vigorously this year but I somewhat doubt that there will be any chance of caprification if fruits form at this point.

Lovely presentation Francisco, very thorough pictorial, Loved it :)

Harvey, if you ever get tired of your DFIC...hand it over, I'll make sure it gets the doze of wasps every season ;)

Aaron, my DFIC 0023 was planted in the ground a year ago and digging it up now would be a big job.  Remind me in the winter and I can send cuttings, though.  I got a couple of fruits from it last year and they were a mix between pretty good and interesting.  Have plenty of wasps here.

you should be OK, with all those Capri trees Harvey.
I was just joking... how many more can one handle , seriously!

Thank you all for commenting this post.

Steve ,

Primarily the objective is to try and see if this variety, being an hybrid,  has no problem accepting grafts from all other types.. or if it purely rejects them. (question put to several forums remains unanswered)
Assuming these buds/grafts take easily and grow, will then observe if CxP some how will transmit its 'athletic', healthy and fast growing habits to the new shoots.
Will not expressly graft contaminated scions hoping they will get a cure... I believe that this will not happen. If it shares its immunity capacities with the new trees, the better..This will take time and I am already too old !

Harvey,

That's cold over there..may be a small disadvantage of being in the delta. Mine is very close to the sea and  temps never get to those figures... lowest 9 to 12ºC. This spring with all its canopy well formed had to face over a week of heavy SW gales loaded with sea spray and thought that I was going to loose it.  Most of those nice clean leaves were burnt by the wind/spray , became blackish and fell.  It promptly reacted very nicely with new and stronger growth.
As for those new figs, may be you lucky as some insects could still be around.
Several times picked dry/dead Profichi from the ground, still with several live wasps
In ground Incharios you hardly see dry non pollinated figs even the tiny figlets now will mature nicely.. they are somewhere to help.   Or ask a friend in the Bay area for 2 or 3 necklaces !

Francisco