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Ficus carica 'Del Portogallo'

Does anyone in this forum know about "Del Portogallo" fig ?

vijgDelPortogallo

Portogallo is Portugal in Italian.

The photo looks similar to a fig in Italy called;

 "fico lungo del portogallo" also called Melanzana Calabrese.

On this forum a very similar looking fig is called Melanzana MM or Lounge d' Aout.

By whatever name it is a great fig.

Thank you, Pino

I found one for sale in Netherlands (hi! Rob) 

Pino,
I do not think it is Longue D'Aout , because like Thaifig said, the fruit is dark  


pictures found on Ebay (selling for seeds !)

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Lungo del Portugallo is supposed to be the same fig as Melanzana Calabrese.

But it is so hard to tell without growing them side by side. 
Colour is also dependent on the amount of sunlight and heat.  So if one plant has more shade then it may be lighter.  Also LdA is supposed to ripen a couple of week earlier than Melanzana.

Frankly I can't be sure. 
My Melanzana looks just like these photos and it is a superb tasting fig.  I am trying to get all 3 figs and grow them side by side. 

melanzana IMG_1871.jpg 




Sounds deliscious!

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