Hi Everyone

I am based on the Atherton Tablelands, Cairns in Australia

Our figs are fruiting at the moment.

I will post photos of our figs.

This one is an unknown Greek fig from the island Kythera from a Greek person that brought it in the country around the 1950s.

Its a dark fig with a blood red centre.

These photos are the early stages.

Enjoy

Yog

Hello Yog,

Welcome to this fig forum

Thank you for showing such a nice and healthy tree.

There are not many figs displaying that leaf profile but I am sure that soon with the help of our members you will identify your fig. Unless you find  someone from that Greek Island knowing his local figs.

Jon, our moderator, has just shown a partial list of fig leaf pictures and yours may already be there, have a look,

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/variety-6585194

But best is to wait a bit more  for the  ripe fig pictures 'in and out' for more precise identification.

I am right on the opposite side of the planet - Portugal -

cheers
Francisco

Many thanks for the welcome Bill

Send me a PM when they go dormant I be happy to send you some cuttings

Thanks

Yog

Thanks for the welcome Francisco

I envy on the gorgeous figs you have over there


There are so many figs in Australia, and many societies and clubs that fig enthusiasts share and pass on figs, especially the South Australia Rare Fruit Society. As you know Australia is a melting pot of people from all over the word especially from southern europe that brought over fig cutttings from their homelands to remember their heritage.

Im not a not a big fan on leaf shape as I believe its a misnomer on identification.  Similar to the french with their wines, the terrior and environmntal factors will give its shape.

Usually, but not always, in a sunny open area, leaves are usually smaller and more finger llike, compared to less sunny ares where the leaves and bigger and single lobe to attract the sunlight for photosynthesis.

I see many times the same tree at different locations have different leaf structure.

A useful tool is also the leaf edge being serrated non serrated, leathery, smooth, rough that gives some clues.

I will send sme photos once figs are ready.

Many thanks

Yog

Hi yog

Thank you. Some of those figs may already be growing over there as a number of southerners migrated to your country specially around the mid 70's, and they always take the best sticks from their backyards to go with them.

Yes you right, fig leaves easily misled you on identifying the fruit.
I feel that yours shall not be too difficult to identify (?)...there is one particular variety giving excellent black/dark-violet/bluish figs with more or less red pulp, really delicious and sporting leaves not much different from the ones of your tree. But let's wait a bit more for the fruit and see what it has to tell us.

Francisco

Welcome!  Deep down, everyone wants to experience Australia.

And in the 1920's we had a dry fig industry in the Murray River region which has a Mediterranean climate.  I happened to find this 1916 related article which mentions a California connection!

 

Hi yogfig im in Sydney i have two greek un known with 100% same leaf shape i did tasted it last year its a red fig but splits in the rain.

Hi All

The Kytherian fig are beginning to ripen

Attached are some photos.

The figs have a red/black skin colour (quite thin), open eye.  Dark red interior with a complex berry flavour.

Very outstanding!

Yog

Nice. Don't forget you promised me a cutting of this one come winter. :)