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This means, I'd have to keep it for two more years. If this doesn't work, it's yours LOL...

Thanks.
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Just picked a couple of these after dinner. It's Black Jack! Very sweet and just right! Nice dessert.

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Originally Posted by snaglpus
For those who don't understand what "Blank Not!" means it is this. Here in Charlotte, we are starting to see a lot of fig trees being sold as "Brown Turkey". When you find a fig named one thing and you know it isn't you add the suffix "NOT!" at the end of the name. I've got 8 or 10 fig trees labeled Brown Turkey but they have leaves just like Valle Negra or Nero 600m or Brunswick. And the figs look nothing like brown turkey. The figs are jet black and ripen later than Brown Turkey. So I call it Brown Turkey Not!. Here is a pic.


Ditto. Its getting so that "Brown Turkey" has become the generic name for just about any variety, even green ones!  :-)

Personally, I like it better when the sales pitch says the name comes from turkeys roosting in the branches!!
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i have heard very good things on red Israel or khurtmani, especially since it is the top fig in Israel, followed by the sbayi. most who have actually tasted it in Israel/Palestine also give good reviews. can't wait for mine. thanks Harvey
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Hello Harvey, I also have Red Isreal.  I like it too!  To me, the figs are longer and have a dark red color when ripe.  The figs are not as fat as Black Jack but are a little sweeter, IMHO.
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