I would like to share some pictures of this ancient, almost extinct sardinian variety.

This is a particular fig, usually darker than those in the pictures, both skin and interior (the name means "black pulp").

This is a very aromatic fig, a strong resin aroma springs when the fruit is cut or bitten and even the leaves have a strong odor.

The skin can be black or lighter, depending on the sun exposure, the interior is violet or purple, and pulp is dark red.

This is not a very sweet fig, and must be picked well ripe to express all the organoleptic qualities, but the combination of flavor and aroma is good and pleasant, maybe similar to the Bordeaux varieties.




A peeled fruit



Thanks for watching

delizioso!

It must be a great fig to be a favourite for so many years.  Do you have a leaf photo?

Thank you Pino,

later i will post some pictures of the leaves.

No problem Francisco, a little fig tree is waiting to make a one-way trip to Portugal!
This variety doesn't root easily, takes more time than other varieties, but once the cutting put roots these grow strong, and the plant develops fast.

Leaves:

Thank you very much , Claudio.
Is this a  ' biferous ' variety ?
Will send you a PM

Francisco

Hello,
Very nice pics. I bought a Sardinian Fig variety called Fico Neidda from a well respected seller. Wonder if they are same as yours. She also said that it's a big black Fig and also the most expensive Fig in your area.
I bought two more called FIGU DE CROSCIU DE MULLENT and Figu Murra .

Francesco,
I have made multiples of these trees. Happy to put them on a flight to Portugal. Hope you are well.

Cheers,
Vinny

Francisco, this is an uniferous variety.

Vinny, we talked about sardinian figs some time ago, this is not the same as Niedda.
Niedda is similar to Abicou, Noir de Caromb, Bêbera preta, etc, i'll post some pictures, and also pictures of Murra (i have only a small plant of this variety, i have to go to an abandoned orchard in another municipality (near my orchard, two minutes by car) to take pictures and cuttings, in that orchard there is also a very good white fig that there isn't in my village, because i want to spread these outside Sardinia, the extinction risk is high for these figs.

Any hints on the origin of the name? sounds judeoespañol to me.