this is a great dark fig 
i was waiting to get them ripe enough to show you
but the birds would always win.
so i cut them 2-3 days early.





EDIT

I HAD TO REMOVE THE OLD PICTURES BECAUSE THE FIGS WARE NOT RIPE.

HERE ARE SOME BETTER ONES...  
 

 

Looks absolutely beautiful andreas. Good one mate.

beautiful Figs andreas , Thanks for images !!!

-VK

@ kausikck76 
thank you mate.

@ -vk
efharisto patrida... kamia kali touristria katevike sto iraklio? ;-))

Andreas,

This is a very nice dark fig !
Is this a variety that could be utilized for drying ? ...if not please tell me what are the best -mavra's- to dry .. I understand that on the white side, the Kalamatiana is the best for that purpose.(?)

In Portugal the best dry 'mavra' is the Inchario Preto a delicious fuit
Cotio and Pingo de Mel are the best white dried figs....best when pollinated.

Francisco

Andreas, one of the best looking black Greek figs that I have seen, even when picked early. I need to find some in the States.

@  Francisco

i dont eat that many dry figs so i dont know the ones that would be the best.
you are right about the kalamatiana (because you have them) LOL
but just as good if not better are the figs from taxiarhis from the island of evia.

@ waynea
ok here is a tip. go to down town tarpon springs on sunday.
stand in front of st nicolas church and wait for the greeks to get out... follow one home ;-))

Andreas, too funny, I am sure I would get arrested for stalking.

Beautiful figs and pictures.  Funny, I was actually thinking about going up to Tarpon this winter and bringing some cuttings and/or 1 gal plants and trying to find some Greeks who want to trade. 

Hey Mike, sounds like a plan.

Andreas,

Can you please post a picture of some standard leaves of the varieties of Greek figs when show the figs? We have a good number of Unknown Greek figs in the US, maybe you could help us find some known names for these figs.

@ cis4elk  i have a picture of the leaves for you.





I HAD TO REMOVE THE OLD PICTURES BECAUSE THE FIGS WARE NOT RIPE

AND I UPLOADED SOME BETTER ONES... 
 

Thanks Andreas. I have an Unkown Dark Greek fig. After I get some ripe figs, I would like to post some pictures of the figs and leaves and see if it looks familiar to you at all.

Very nice!

Adreas, they look soooooo good. Nice and rich.

Andreas,

This is a very nice fig !

Francisco

Andreas, I do love the Greeks and their history.  When I visited Greece, about 5 times, I didn't know you, but the Mythology has my attention.  And the olive branch.  I grow and brine olives.  Do you?  The fig you presented to us in this forum looks divine!  Congratulations on your success!

Suzi

Thanks everybody.

@ Calvin    i hope i can help.

@ wayne  i have some family from florida visiting... OMG!!! they are like a "locust swarm" LOL.
they are going through 30-40 figs/day
i never got a chance to taste fruit from my new vasilika sika tree.(there are 2 left i hope i can share them with you guys)

@ Suzi no i dont brine olives, i bought some land and took out the olive trees so i can put my figs.

@ Enigma i have no idea what the word means but it does not have the word (συκα ) in it... it is      va-va-tsi-ka

So is your skoura vavatsika the same variety as my mavra sika?

@ costas

γεια σου φιλε Κωστα

your mavra sika could or could not be the same as my skoura vavatsika.
you know that mavra sika is just the word for black fig in greek...
so mavra sika is just a black unknown, until you find the true name for it.

Those look beautiful

Edit.....post deleted

tyler its a common fig. but the first season rooted plants droped most of them with me as well.
it did re fruit on new seasons growth and most are on the tree.
what ever droped, droped from lack of water, and not being uppoted... its in a small pot, no larger 
than a beer mug.
this plant has never left my balcony and there is no way ever for the fig wasps to get to it.
closest wild fig tree is about 1500 meters. no wasp could fly that far.