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Is this Italian Honey

Can you help identify this fig please.

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No, it is not the Italian Honey Fig.

Can you show a picture of the leaf please?

Some more pictures.

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nice tree and fig eden
great job!

Premature picked Conadria or 143-36, if I'm going on leaf shape and fruit ripeness.


If leaves were a little lighter, I would say Latrolla.

Dom is onto something, the fruit does look a lot like Latarolla (not to be confused with Latarulla), however, I'd note that while the fruit matches, the leaves would need a lighter tone to them and the fruit would need to be about 25% smaller.  Latarolla has med-to-large fruit (at least mine did).

Thank you for the leaf photo. I have to agree with Dom as well. It does not look like Conadria or Atreano, the leaves of which are similar. I'm also leaning toward Latarolla.

My first response after seeing the images:

1. What was it sold to you as?
2. Did you get from a nursery or private?
3. In person or online? 

Chris

Chris i got this from friend as cutting from his fathers tree and hes father do not keep record of his figs source or variety.

Jason i have Latarolla and this one is different, i was thinking this is Kadotta but eye is different.
I will wait for next one to ripe all the way and will post pic.

Thank you

Here is better ripe fig of this Unknown variety. I hope this will help ID this one.

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I say negative on latarolla.  Mine never have any "handle" on the very top.  Also the eye on this is a little more open. 

Ed:
Do you have any photos of your Latarolla figs from this year? 

I happen to have a breba picture of Latarolla from last year.                    Angelo Zone 7a NY

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