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Got this tree from Jon I guess 2 years ago, maybe 3 and it has finally fruited. I believe it's supposed to be a berry flavor or something like that which I didn't notice. it was sweet, pleasant and mildly figgy, but it was only the first fig so I expect this one to improve

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It is a Honey type fig. Sweetest fig I ever ate. Should have exploded the top off of your head, when fully ripe.

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Maybe I picked it a day early, It was very sweet but not crazy sweet

This is a productive variant. Unfortunately it is not suitable for my cooler zone. A green house candidate. Next season I will air layer a branch early & keep it in the green house. This season I did get to sample a handful but found them ordinary. Tree is likely 5/6 yrs old and hardy. It has been an outdoor tree for a few yrs.

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Paully, what zone are you in? Igo has put on quite a few figs for it's first year of production, but then it is a few years old. I'm gonna leave the next few on longer to see if they blow the top of my head off as Jon indicates. Of course as it matures flavor should improve even more.

I am in zone 6/7, Pacific Northwest British Columbia, Canada.

I order Igo from Jon in my 1st batch of imports from USA because taste was mind blowing. I observe tree is prone to small fluctuations in temp. & it would abort its figlets. I had wanted this variant gone. But kept putting it off as I have to dig it out. Will air layer for green house trials early next season & give mother plant to friend here.

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I'm in the same or similar hardiness zone, however, Philadelphia gets some pretty hot summers with lots of humidity. Of course there are some exceptions like this August, we didn't have a single day in the 90's, still it was warm enough for good growth and fig ripening.

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