Hi everyone,

A friend of mine who lives at the border of Berkeley/Oakland/Emeryville in Northern California came across a fig tree that produces tasty green figs with red flesh despite the cool bay climate in that location.  I'm curious if it's a known variety, and would love your help in IDing it.  I've attached his pictures.

I asked a fellow CRFG member, and he said it was generally difficult to tell such figs apart, but he suggested I ask you all at this forum.  Hope you have a guess as to what it is!

Thanks!

       

Hi barath

It could well be this one ... If it is Adriatic your friend came across with a fine, excellent fruit
But you may have in the forum the possibility of getting additional opinions, which may not be the same.

http://figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Adriatic.html

and if it is not Adriatic, it will certainly be a 'must have fig' on any collection.
Furthermore this robust and very healthy tree may have received along its life very good care.

Francisco
Portugal

Hi Francisco,

Thanks!  You could be quite right.  I did get another reply via message that sounded like a possibility -- Conadria.  From the pictures I've seen, Adriatic has deeper red flesh than Conadria, which matches this tree more closely, but I'm not sure if that's just due to the pictures.

-Barath

Welcome to the forum!  The leaves don't look like my Conadria but they can look different in different climates.  Read about propagation and growing tips here

http://figs4fun.com/basics_Intro.html

And send me some cuttings  :)

If The seeds float when in water and separated from pulp,it is Adriatic,if the fig does not float,then it is not Adriatic because the inside turns dark red if seeds does not float.
If seeds does not float it can be any random hybrid.
That is the only way to know if you got Adriatic.
The leaves are like Adriatic from USD germaplasm.