Malta Black. Is a good fig. To my buds, it is not as sweet nor as figgy but better tasting than improved Celeste but not as good as Petite Negri. If it had a crunch, then I think I would like it even more (if not love it). The tree is productive and forms fruit in clusters of 4-5 figs and ripens them one at a time over a 2-3 day period. It would have been nice to wait a day or two more on these but the rain accelerated those plans.

 

Very nice JD. One of my favorites and they are ripening now.

Nice, can't wait until mine produce, maybe next year.

Nice photos JD. I agree with your assessment with this fig. Thank you.

Looks nice and juicy. Thanks for sharing.

Agreed, my favorite fig so far! Next year will be able to taste all my varieties so it may change. None the less, a great tasting variety.

This is a great fig. Good work.

Thanks all.

Malta Black earned an upgrade to first class, i.e., into a 30 gallon pot with about 15 other of its fig familia. An upgrade to first class means a tree has met a criteria including but not limited to multiple seasons of good production and outstanding taste (those two metrics are my cramer-rao lower bound for figs). I have a few figs that I moved into 30GPs prematurely, i.e., based upon reputation and before the produced figs; and I am not happy about it. Never again. 'Prove it, first' is my mantra henceforth. Time and space are priceless for me.

Sounds like a good plan and a great fig.  Oh to be disciplined.