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Herman2

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Posted Reply with quote  #51 
It is more similar to Battaglia in fruits,but the leaves are more like JH Adriatic.
If I am going to look at fruits only,yes Battaglia is closer.
Battaglia is a unknown cultivar,the name was given to this plant arbitrary,as ,Mr Battaglia worked for Paradise nursery,and he had this unknown white fig in his yard,So Battaglia is not the real name of this plant
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Herman2: Thanks for your information. So, this tree is not either Battaglia Green or JH Adriatic? Thanks Herman2.

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Battaglia or whatever it is called seems to be a fairly unique cultivar, it seems fair to say only a fig collector would have this variety, whereas it does not appear the Portuguese owner of this tree is a fig collector, but you never know, Paradise nursery is not that far from Maryland.
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Tam:I promise you,I will show a picture of my 6 years old ,inground Battaglia,it is full of fruits,only a few got ripe at this point because of extreme cool nights ,in Aug,and September,but you will not be able to figure the leaf shape too well,due to leaf rust,that damaged most leaves this year also because of cool humid and rainy nights this late Summer.
I will take pix ,Tomm.,and  place it here!

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Rafaelissimmo: This tree was given to the owner from one of her Portuguese friends. Her friend told her that it was Gota de Mel from Portugal and I do not know about her friend. So, do you think this is the Battaglia Green from Paradise Nursery? Thanks for your comments.

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Steve: Thanks you for your photos.

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Just for the comparison between Battaglia Green and this Gota de Mel. These 3 photos are belong to JD's Battaglia Green:








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[217lfd][2cwviv9][25g73n5][11mays6]TApologies for formatting if this posts bad. Here's my BG leaves. He's in his 2nd year still young, perhaps variety of leaves are due to young/slight FMV. I think the dominant leaf type is probably the more apparent leaves from the first 2 pics, but I included the more rare leaves as pic3 and 4 in case it helps.
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persianmd2orchard: Thanks you for your posted photos. The upper 2 photos are similar to the Gota de Mel. I wonder if the mature Battaglia Green has leaf shapes like Black Madeira.
However, the pulps from JD's Battaglia Green are not the same. Thanks for sharing.

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persianmd2orchard that is a beautiful plant!  I love the look of the leaves.  Might have to add that one to my list. 
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do you know if this is self pollinated?
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do you know if this is self pollinated?

is it good for my zone?
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George: This Gota de Mel tree is a common fig tree, which means it does not require pollination wasps. This tree is growing in the ground, zone 7a without winter protection. You are in zone 7 and the same as my zone. Thanks,

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