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The lack of taste of the prematurely collected figs is a common thing.

Still, is there a difference in the taste and texture between the Bursa and the Giant Bursa assuming they are properly collected?
If you have one, is there a benefit getting the other variety?
Or simply put, do they taste as the different varieties?

Do they ripen at the different times?

The last time I had figs shipped from Turkey I had USDA officials knocking on my door to take my plants. 

Thank you for the warning but both figs discussed here ( and some others) are available in the U.S. and there is no need to ship from the overseas.
Although it is always good to keep in mind.

Green fig,
Both varieties are the same origin and the main difference is its bigness and I think it has no difference in taste ,
If you have one ,there will be benefit getting the other one.

Ercan ,

Thank you for your feedback.
Did you mean to say " no benefit"?

No ,there is a benefit to get the other variety .

Ercan, can you write us what is the shape of leaves of Sarizeybek?
Please take a look of my potted Sarizeybek fig, 
is this real Sarizeybek or could be other cultivar...

Anyone else who has this cultivar can confirm leaves type?

Thank you!

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I attached the pic of Sarizeybek fruit and leaves.you decide yours is this cultivar or not

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Ercan, thank you for your pics !
I cannot tell for sure, in your pic it looks like Sarizeybek have long fingers leaves type,
but they are wider than mine.

I don't have any fig picture, last year figs dropped due to lack of pollination...

Don't you have any caprifig to pollinate ?
This is so special type and it is grown for dried widely,also can be eaten fresh.

Your figs leaves are thinner than mine maybe it is different type .did you grow it from cutting from Turkey?

My tree is from Turkey, i have rooted several cuttings from it.
In picture is a rooted cutting, less than a year old.

I will try to obtain and root caprifig cuttings , but how to pollinate
fig trees without fig wasp??

Ercan, do you know if there are other turkish fig cultivars with a similar leaf pattern ?

Rofig ,
As I see on the photo its leaves seems to sarilop fig ,not sarizeybek.

Thank you, Ercan, for your reply. My fig tree could be misslabeled...
I also have one small fig tree Mini nut, very similar leaves pattern.

Do you know if Sarilop needs pollination or is common type fig?

Sarilop needs caprifrication

Yes sarilop figs needs wasp and pollination.

This is sarilop fig

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Siyah orak fig breba

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Hi Ercan, 
I mentioned your fig trees in a Chinese forum yesterday. There are many fig funs in that forum. People are interested in your varieties. Can you sell us some cuttings? I'll let them know if you can sell cuttings to us.

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Originally Posted by AltadenaMara

According to this book in Google books, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Postharvest Physiology, Processing and …., in 2006, 75% of the figs produced in the Bursa region were Bursa Siyahi. Seventy-eight percent of this crop was exported to France, UK, Netherlands and Germany.

So does that means that not too many Bursa Siyahi fruit stay in Turkey? (22%)  It seems to have both size, flavor, and the ability to be shipped long distances to its credit. I can’t find it listed in the data base here: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/file?id=1658209



yes you are right we get a lot of bursa figs from the supermarket (M&S)

Hello,
I bought some "Green Autumn Fig" seeds from Turkey.  They are growing very well.  My question is, are they the type that need a pollinating wasp for edible figs?

Thanks,
Sal

Sal, with a seedling, you don't know what you'll get.  It has a 50% chance of being a profichi (male type) fig.  If the male parent used to pollinate the fruit that produced the seed you bought was a persistent type, there is a 25% chance you will have a common type fig (female type, edible but not always palatable, not requiring caprification/pollination) and a 25% chance it will be a Smyrna or San Pedro type ((female type, edible but not always palatable, requiring caprification/pollination for main crop).  If the male parent was not persistent, the first 25% group moves into the second 25% group.  Unless you are doing breeding research, etc., usually not advisable to grow seedlings.

Sorry for my late reply Sal,
And thank you for your good explanations Harvey.
I just let you know about our Turkish type Green Autumn fig (Yesilguz) that is necessarily needed caprificarion and need wasp to pollinate.So I don't know where you live but if you don't have wasp then it is impossible to ripen this fig.
Thanks

These are my newly harvested figs...

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