Hi,
I have 2 fig trees in my yard. I've been trying for several years to figure out the varieties. I would greatly appreciate any help.
Fig 1 was bought as a Brown Turkey - but I have my doubts that that is what it really is. I live in SC. The tree is about 6 years old and is about 11 feet tall. It produces a very small breba crop and main crop is in late June/early July. Figs are small, brownish, red flesh, and very very sweet. The ladder in the pic is 6 feet tall.
Here's how they droop when ripe:
That's a quarter on the leaf.
Fig 2 makes very different figs. This tree is from an offshoot of a tree in my Mom's yard - which was growing there already when we bought the house in 1976. So its an older variety I guess. My tree is about 4-5 years old and is about 8 feet tall. It makes a few brebas. Main crop is in late July/early August. Figs are larger, triangle shaped, with thick stems and skin - they never droop even when ripe because of the thickness of the short fat stem. They are also brownish with red flesh. The flesh is sweet but the flavor is different because of the thick skin - which gives it a tinge of an almost vegetable like flavor mixed in with the sweetness. same ladder in the pic. These figs go from little to huge very quickly when ripening.
Here's how they don't droop when ripe:
And finally here are both figs next to each other for comparison:
Any thoughts? Thanks
Shannon