Hi Jon:Today I had a couple of Vista Mi9ssion and they were excellent tasting and what is the most interesting ,they were not splitting at all from last rain,like it happened in the past.
I also got a handfull of fruits during this Sommer and the same thing,the cultivar was not splitting during rain,as they used to.
It also started looking very much this year ,very close to Violette de Bordeaux,wich I stated before that they are different.
Go figure this one!!!!.
I am sure it is somewhat different from Violette as it showed in the past,but this year is hard to tell them apart!!!.

Well Herman,

Well:All I can say,is that with a better Sommer like 2010 every cultivar here will perform better!

I think you guys actually had a better fig season than we did. Coolest summer since Herbert Hoover was president. We should be 85+ today, which is far warmer than all but 5-6 days this summer.

Yes Jon we did have warmer season than you this particular year.
But now least me anyways will wish for your late fall and winter season to come our way.

I got over twenty brebas on the vista this year. Certainly a tasty variety. Not sure how it will normally perform in ground. It doesn't have the tough skin you normally get with w nigronne.

I have a large in-ground tree, but have a couple small ones in pots. There is no comparison, so far. In fact the ones from the potted plants don't even appear to be the same fig. Not sure yet if that is a pot or maturity issue. The in-ground tree does have a thicker peel, more like a Negronne, and darker color.

The more you learn the less you know with figs.