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Maggies Pictures -Sal Corleone and Atreano

Maggie asked me to post these pictures of Sals Corleone and Atreano.
Direct your questions to her.
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Thanks for posting from her


Her Atreano looks a bit different from my strain. Still looks very good.

Hers seems short and stout. Mine is like VS, fat and long.

It is Atreano.
The difference is that her fruits are main crop looking,and yours were Breba looking.
When tree are young they put out Main crop figs that have the shape of Breba .This is ,especially true for the first and second fruit,that will grow ,immediately after the pinched tip.

By the way:I too harvest 2 decent fruits today from my Atreano finally after all the bad ones i had this past week,during rainy days.

Direct our questions to Maggie?
Does that have to do with the light colored fig the Whole World is seeing?


Ciao! Thanks Martin for posting. I wanted these pixs here as this is first year in ABUNDANCE of these particular large figs. I have never really had this many of these and I wanted opinions as to ripeness. I usually judge by softness and hangman neck and color but with these varieties I am unsure and also these are larger figs which I am not particularly used to. Would these be representative of ripes fruits. Corleone was very good, also must post pics of insides. Atreano was somewhat more "BLAND" It tasted good, but it was more watery to my taste. I try to never describe much tastes, only sweetness if I can because we all taste things very differently and I always say "taste is in tongue of the beholder". I know this watery factor and less taste, this can happen with larger figs which is why I am not particularly fond of them. I will always keep these varieties as they are not bad tasting, Atreano may get better with times. Yes Herman, this is a main crop figs. My Atreano is descend from the fig Hanc Mathies I believe was his name, brought over from Durazzano, (BN) Benevento. I had very good source of my tree from Dr. Leone. Corleone originate also from Dr.Leone via Belleclaire via Gorgi I believe, Thanks for impute! Ciao   

Atreano will surprise you for how good they will be tasting trough end of September and October,if the climate stay decently dry.

Our Atreano (from Herman) is producing very good tasting fruit.  It has been hot and dry, and the sugar content is high in the fruit.  This is it's first season in-ground, and it is very productive, especially for such a young plant.  I am getting several nice figs every day.  I think this variety will be a real winner, at least here in the South.

Best wishes to all.

John

Ciao, Herman you were absolute right!!! I was walking out through yard this morning eating off of Atreano tree for breakfast was sooo delicious! It was Perfect! Also, Corleone turned to be one of the best figs this year as well. Interior of Corleone is so beautiful, looks like a work of art. Very very happy with these two varieties actually eating alots of these fruits from these trees this year. Very very good. What a difference a few weeks will make. Ciao!

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