This is a seedling from 2006 or 2007? Mad005 became Encanto Red. This one, Mad002, will get a new name. Maybe Fico Pesca d'Oro.

This was picked today (and others over the last few weeks). These were from a growth and fruit flush that began in August, and are ripening now. It has a distinctly "peachy" taste, and texture a little bit reminiscent of Shtawi, which ripens around Christmas. Can't imagine how good it would be if ripened in the summer.

nice

Great name, great looking fig and "peachy" too !!

Looks beautiful!

Looks awesome! Thank you for sharing!

Nice. Are both of these from cross-pollination efforts on your part or of some known variety?

They were seedlings saved one year that were presumed to be from Black Madeira, but the parentage is not really known.  A couple have proved to be caprifigs, and a few have proved to do nothing so far.

I love fishes 'cause they're so delicious.

Nice to see your efforts bear good fruit.  I hope you keep growing seedlings.  No one else is carrying the torch of creating new fig varieties.

Jon

This the one you and I tried when I visited you the last time and I mentioned it tasted like a peach.
When I later asked you about it you didn't remember which one it was.

At the time you had mentioned that was the first fig from that tree after growing it for several years.
Glad you got this one out.

Hope you are ready to start distributing this fig. A sure winner in the making.

Rafed, don't know if it is the same one.

A presumed Portguese fig seedling being given an Italian name....what's the world coming to??? ;)

Do you have an external photo to share?

How readily do figs cross-pollinate and how true to type are seedlings from self-pollinated figs, typically?

A while back, Jon gave me some (mysterious) fig cuttings marked as "Encanto Red".
I gave spare(s) rooting to at least one fig person friend.
My Encanto Red has not fruited yet.

P.S....was it...
Blk.Mad.002 (no) or Blk.Mad.005 (yes) ?

First fig of the 2013 season. Had a B Mad 002 today, after a week in the high 50s during the daytime, and it was fabulous. Not summer quality but good for any time of year.

Jon, you're really rubbing it in!  You being there in fig heaven, and us up in the cold territory just facing a week of 10F.  So did you finalize a new name for Mad002?

Mike

I think this is pretty exciting stuff!  Peachy!  Wow!  I have one teensy seedling growing, and it will probably be a caprifig, but gonna give it a whirl.  Getting a seed to sprout isn't so easy, and waiting all those years to see if it bears fruit is really cool!  Glad it worked out for you Jon!

Will you send it to UC Davis for review?

Suzi

Jon, you either are an amazing photographer or just get sent beautiful figs from God, or both but all your pictures get me salivating for figs man.That looks absolutely amazing, and I dig the name as well.

Could it be somehow crossed with the Shtawi? It looks like it and ripens about the same time.

good thing i looked at this thread again today. last night after few glasses of wine, i thought the title said "MD 20/20".. lol. wonderful looking fig jon.

Bass, don't see how that would have happened. Also, these figs are from a late flush, so are really not ripening in their normal season. What does seem to be happening though, is that they will ripen acceptably in cooler weather, which may make them a good candidate for cooler climates or shorter season locations. The one from yesterday was fairly red inside, darker than the previous ones.

I see... Ripening with out the presence of any wasps this time of year indicates its a common type.
What makes this fig MAD

Jon,

Do you think this fig ripening late is a characteristic or is it a fluke? Im obviously thinking about the ability for it to grow in the Northeast

Jon,

It looks and sounds like a great fig, whether you call it Mad002, Fico Pesca d'Oro, Golden Peach Fig, or Figo Pêssego de Ouro (not at all sure why Harvey called it a "presumed Portuguese fig" -- he must have some inside info).  I like the Italian naming - it sounds most musical (but I'm probably biased about that).  If you've got enough wood that this one might make it into your annual cuttings list, I'll be there hoping for it.  

I still say you're rubbing it in though... getting a fresh fig while the northeast is frozen!  :-)  Glad for you of course.

Mike   central NY state, zone 5

Jon,
Sounds and looks delicious!

You have had a fair number of seedlings turn out to be good figs. Is there anything you look for in a seedling before it fruits, or is it just luck of the draw?

Encouraging for those of us interested in breeding. Thanks for sharing.

Andy

Michael, elsewhere Jon reported that it was a presumed seedling of Black Madeira (as for all of the Madxxx accessions, I believe).  But he also wrote me that it's uncertain and the other parent is unknown.