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This is translated from Arabic:

There is in Egypt, a group of normal fig varieties grown from time immemorial have been some dating to the era of the ancient Egyptians, and most important:

1 - Sultani: known in some areas or Alberhom Fayoumi, a brand, the most common implants are currently on the northwestern coast - a large fruit - the outer shell structure of the meat tends to red.

2 - Aboudi: spread in the governorate of Qena - a small fruit with thin brown crust - red meat.

3 - Adassi: This product is spreading in the northern Sinai small spherical fruit - sweet meat and from the two strains:


(A) Adassi red and his skin color red and red meat.
(B) Adassi White: The shell from the outside, yellowish green and white meat.

4 - Komouthri: this product was spread widely in the northern region but its spread has now ebbed. Fruit medium - from the outside, yellowish crust - light red flesh from the inside.

5 - Aswan: spread in Qena and Aswan - pineapple fruit is very sweet reddish flesh - green, yellowish crust.

6 - Kahramani: small fruit - pineapple yellow to amber - the average fish skin very sweet white meat is considered one of the best local varieties.


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Bass,
i gotta hand it to you for you have been mentioning types of figs that are to say the least unheard of at least to me as of late.
Perhaps one day in the future we may yet have an oppurtunity to see what some of these look like.
Many thanks for your postings.
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Hey Bass ever find anything on the Virgin Mary Fig? When I was reading about that guy in Mallorca that has that huge fig collection he wrote he flew to Egypt to get what they called the Virgin Mary found in the region of matareya or could this be the sycamore fig?

A tree in El Matareya near Cairo called the Virgin Mary Tree is said to be a resting spot of Mary, Jesus and Joseph and is a pilgrimage spot for Christians. The tree died in the 17th century and a new sapling in 1672 was planted. That died in 1906, and a new one was planted, which is what is present today. The tree is enclosed in a compound and the government charges admission fees to it. Both Coptic Christians and Muslims visit the site for healing by the Virgin (a practice that is unorthodox in Islam).


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Ditto what Martin said.  Virgin Mary Fig!!!!!  how interesting.  I know the common Mediterranean Shrub ( Rosmarino) Rosemary, has a very big significance with the virgin Mary.  It is said, that the Virgin Mary laid her cloak on a rosemary bush and since then it is a holy or religious plant to the Roman Catholics, especially in Italy.  We used to hang Rosemary branches over our doors on certain days, to ward off the evil eye and to keep evil out. I wonder if maybe this Virgin Mary fig tree has a similar significance with the Blessed Mother ( Madonna )?  I would be most interested in this.  I know for a fact the Blessed mother would have certainly eaten figs throughout her life, I mean Israel!!!!  Please keep posted on this Nelson.  These figs you are finding and educating us Bass from the Arabic areas is very interesting.  Ciao Ciao

The reason I asked about the significance is because of  beliefs about the " resting Place " of these of these sainted people. Maybe it has more do do than what was said.
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Nelson,
I tried to do a search on that fig in Egypt, I couldn't find anything. However I will ask an Egyptian pastor that I know about it.
I'm really interested in a native Egyptian fig, So far I have several middle eastern varieties. Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian, Palestinian/Israeli, Iranian, but no Egyptian fig yet.
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Thank you Bass for this interesting information!
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Every time I turn around,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Bass has something new and interesting to post!
Way to go Bass!

We all admire your dedication and devotion and thank you very much for sharing with us. You make fig growing all that more interesting.
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Rafed,
Glad you find this useful. I've been sitting home sick, so I've been doing lots of research. I was hoping to find pictures of those varieties, but wasn't successful.

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Hey Bass,

You said that you have a Lebanese fig? In September I got cuttings from a man in California. He got the tree from his neighbor who was French Lebanese. She went home for a visit and brought back cuttings and grew a tree in her yard. This man that I know said he's had someone from the university come over to try to ID the fig with no luck. All I know is that the fruit is similar to Black Mission. Are you familiar with any Lebanese varieties like that?

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Bass,

Sorry to hear you're sick, Hope you get well soon.

Maybe this will cheer you up,
I'm in Calgary, Alberta right now and it's -17 F.

Don't suppose figs would grow here would you? The thought came across my mind earlier.
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Little John, not sure what variety it could be, but Black Lebanese are known by different names depending on what part of Lebanon they're from. I would love to try a cutting if you can spare one.
Rafed, Let them stick with growing apples over there.
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Bass you have mail
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