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GIALLO MIELE

2015 Main-e.jpg  2015 Main-d.jpg  2015 Main-c.jpg  2015 Main-b.jpg  2015 Main-g.jpg  2015 Main-h.jpg  2015 Main-j.jpg  2015 Main-k.jpg  My Yellow Fig variety needed a name. I bought this tree some 20 years ago from Fedco (A local store in Van Nuys, California) and along the way I lost the tag. But, due to its appearance and honeylike taste I named it "Giallo Miele" which translates into Yellow Honey.

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Nice fig, it looks to delicious.
You should show some leaves, I bet we could help you find the name it already had rather than make up another one. There is no need to create any more aliases or confusion in the fig world.
To me, without seeing leaves and knowing it was a purchased named variety; I'm guessing a caprified Peter's Honey.

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I'm Jealous of the wasp. I wish it was everywhere. 
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Nice figs!

Yeah - don't go making up names for actual varieties, adds to the confusion. 
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Regardless, looks good!
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Yep it does look good....very nice pictures.....I bet it's a Conadria.....do you have any pictures of the leaves
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Hi,
Nice figs!
My 2 cents for "pingo de mel" .
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I'm thinking Mary Lane Seedless, but if you got it at Fedco, they would only carry common varieties, and it looks a lot like one of my favorites, Kadota.  Wish my tree was 20 years old! 

Suzi
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I know what fig this is.....give me a few mins to think about it. I've seen and tasted it at UVD. It is a common fig though. Wait! I know.....

It's either Gulbun or Armenian.
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For those who were interested in seeing a picture of the leaves, here are 2 variations from the same tree, and so far I've received more than 10 guesses???  Regardless of the name or the label, one thing is for certain;  the taste, the texture and the appearence are inviting, mouthwatering and delicious. Thanks to all of you for your input. Leaves copy.jpg

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Sorry I can't help with ID, but man, those are some great photos of a gorgeous fig!
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Originally Posted by DonCentralTexas
Sorry I can't help with ID, but man, those are some great photos of a gorgeous fig!


Thank you Don!
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Originally Posted by DesertDance
I'm thinking Mary Lane Seedless, but if you got it at Fedco, they would only carry common varieties, and it looks a lot like one of my favorites, Kadota.  Wish my tree was 20 years old! 

Suzi


Suzi, any seedless variety is out of the question because this one has seeds. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Nice. I like yellow figs like Marylane, Yugo Yellow and an unknown in my collection.
Great pic's.
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I also vote for Kadota / Peter’s Honey . 
They sell Kadota figs at King’s Market, you can get a fig there and compare with yours giving about +-10% margin of appearance variations.
My Kadota (I do not have it any more) looked very similar to yours, very sugary, same color inside and outside. 
It had a relatively tough skin (not thin at all), how about your fig? 
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FYI, Mary Lane seedless is NOT seedless, but it has less crunch than some.  I still think it's Kadota which is a commercial variety in California and can be found at Big Box stores everywhere.  PLUS, it's honey drippy goodness in a yellow package! 

Suzi
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I also vote for Kadota / Peter’s Honey . 
They sell Kadota figs at King’s Market, you can get a fig there and compare with yours giving about +-10% margin of appearance variations.
My Kadota (I do not have it any more) looked very similar to yours, very sugary, same color inside and outside. 
It had a relatively tough skin (not thin at all), how about your fig? 


Unlike the Kadota, this one has a fairly thin skin (As you can see in the picture) and very soft. Also, the pulp on this one is honey/yellow in color, whereas the Kadota has more of a strawberry red color. The jury is still out!
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Originally Posted by DesertDance
FYI, Mary Lane seedless is NOT seedless, but it has less crunch than some.  I still think it's Kadota which is a commercial variety in California and can be found at Big Box stores everywhere.  PLUS, it's honey drippy goodness in a yellow package! 

Suzi[/

In reference to the Mary Lane seedless, I learned something new. Thank you!

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Like James pointed out elsewhere, since you obtained it from a nursery, it is/was a known variety and should have an "UNK" in its name until it can be postiviley identified.  Rather than inventing a new name for an already named variety (which might cause someone down the road to collect the same variety twice by mistake) it would be best to name it something like "Fedco UNK" or "UNK Fedco Honey".

It looks like it is doing fantastic for you - beautiful tree.  Probably nearly all of the known varieties when well established in the ground for 20 years and growing in a mediterranean climate with the wasp would look fantastic though.
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Kadota caprified is bright red inside and splits easy. The flavor is not as good too. Condit talks about this in his papers. Much better not caprified.
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Looks pretty darn close to me.

Not quite ripe yet so still mostly green on the tree pic, but they do ripen to more yellow. The pic of the split fig is uncaprified..so no redness, and the photo was taken inside without a flash..resulting in colors that look darker than they would be if taken outside as in your pic.

Unfortunately these are old pictures so I can't get any flat straight on leaf pictures.
The leaves are 1-3 lobed with a serrated/toothy margin just like yours.



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Hi cis4elk,
Is yours a Peter's honey? Is Peter's honey a synonym for "pingo de mel" ?
Your tree looks a lot like some (oldish) I saw last year in Portugal. I have two small ones growing. If all goes well I'll get fruit next year.
One tried to make tiny figlets, but checking yesterday, they looked cooked from the heat, so more probably next year .
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Hi Jds, yes that is a PH.
No idea if it is the same as ping de mel. I got rid of that tree last fall, it just didn't ripen most of it's fruit properly for me. The handful that did ripen proper we delicious, the rest were garbage. I hope the new owner has better luck.

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The real Kadota, has a thin almost rubbery skin and light syrupy flesh with honey leak from the eye. I think people often confuse them with Green Ischia, Italian Honey and Peter's Honey which are all commonly available. This looks like a real Kadota to me.
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