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I purchased two fig trees in early summer- one a black mission and one a Celeste.  Foolishly I didn't label the pots thinking that I would remember which was which.

I have had the first fig from each.

I think the first few pictures are the Celeste, although the interior does not look like the pictures I have seen.  I don't think the last pictures are a mission.  The fig was bright red and the interior was yellow.  Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of it cut, but it was very sweet.  Does anyone have any suggestions what it could be?

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Pictures 1-5 are what I think is the celeste. 

Neither fruit looks like Celeste or Black Mission to me. Neither leaves look like Celeste, to me, but both look as though they could be Black Mission.

Having said that, I have seen some pretty washed out looking BMs, so the first one could actually be BM.


Here is a typical Celeste leaf: notice, particularly, the small side lobes on the main center lobe.



If I had to guess I would say that they are definitely 2 different varieties since they had different flavors and had different color interiors.  Also, on the plant, one had red eyes on the immature figs and the other is completely green until they begin to ripen.

What is odd is that black mission is not supposed to do well in Florida and these are flourishing.  They are loaded with figs.  I am assuming that the figs are late this year since they were started this year.


Lisa
zone 9a
central Florida

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