Hello Guys!

So a years ago, I got a variety from Bulgaria called Mitchurinska 10, which is growing widely around everywhere in the mountains. Although its a bulgarian fig, but its also native on the Balcan region as far as Serbia. This year fruited me very early in the first decade of August. The reason, why I'm writting, cause i think its the same as Florea. They have the same properties. This variety has a strong honey flavor, with a little juice. The fruit is small, but tasty. Also ripens very early, and has excellent cold hardiness. Can be easily sour when the weather is rainy, like Florea. This variety doesnt tolerate the dark hours, when the sun isnt shining. 

I take up some photos about this variety. My question would be the following, what do you think are they the same fig, or not?

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http://kepfeltoltes.hu/view/140814/475445818K_p_185_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg
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It looks very similar indeed, but I would ask Herman as he knows this variety well. 

It look very similar to me ,fruit and leaf.
However I can't say they are the same because at the time my father had this fig,(in the 70 ties)I never knew there was a fig cultivar called Michurinska 10.
I do not have the fig because it is not doing well in my climate,however it is a decent tasting fig in better dryer climates.

Thanks for the posts!

One thing what I forgot to write, the Mitchurinska10 was only described about 30-40 years ago by a Bulgarian scientist Serafimova. He named this fig after the town where he found the variety. And another thing about this variety is the folowing: Usually the people only know this fig under the name as "common fig", just the nurseries and some others selling them as Mitchurinska. 
So I think, they have to be same.

Hi Kristian!

I also have Michurinsk-10 but it doesn't fruit for me yet, I have only one year old rooted cuttings.
I have received another cultivar from Bulgaria, Ali-Pasha which is said to be even more cold hardy
than Michurinsk-10. I could send you cuttings from Ali-Pasha next year if you want to test it.

About cold hardiness only time will tell, I will have to wait for them both to grow.

Hi Gelu!

I hope you will be able to taste the Mitchurinska, because its very delicious. As you mentioned, yes Ali Pasha is very hardy, and have much better fruit quality, with higher sugar level, and its resist to rain, so its looks promising.
I was speak with Georgi about this variety, and he said he can help me, but if not i will tell you.

Hey guys!

I'm curious if you are growing your figs in Zone 6 Romania and Hungary outdoor or indoor?

Do you have main harvest in autumn regularly?

For me living in Germany it's very interesting to hear from fig experience from eastern europe because most of the information one the web is from southern europeand does not help me at all.

Hello Magnificco!

Yes, we are growing, and testing cold hardy figs here in middle europe with Gelu. 

The main harvest season depends of your variety, there are some earlier ripenning varieties like Ronde de bordeaux, or Mitchurinska whiches are sarting to ripen in the first decade of August, but the major harvest starts at the end of august, and early september, if a variety ripens later than this season usually dont producing valuable fruit due to the few sunshine.

I have 3 unknown variety, they are doing fine, but they are too late ripenning. Next year, I will plant out some hardier cultivars and we will see the results.

If you have any other question, just pm me!

Hello Magnificco!

I have about 20 fig trees planted in my garden, in ground, for testing.
Most of my trees are started as rooted cuttings and are still to young to fruit.
I keep my first year rooted cuttings in pots, I found that they are easy to transplant
after they grow one or two years in pots.

In my climate, which is similar with climate of Kristian, only early cultivars are suitable for ripening figs.

I have tested Black Cartagena, a cultivar which has fruited after freezing to ground level.
A fast growing cultivar is Precose de Dalmatie or Bornholm tree, it made figs first time this year, but they didn't ripe.
Next years as my fig trees are getting older, I will have more details.

Hi guys! I'm from Hungary and I can tell you that owing to the last three mild winters 3-4m tall fig bushes now can be seen frequently in the country, especially where I live (north from Budapest!). I have Peretta, Nero, RdB and a locally bought one and I can tell you that my RdB (which is in a pot because it's so small) is still ripening although we've already had some cold nights (no frost yet), rains and fog (now). This area is 6B or 7A if we're talking avout averages but the lowest minimum may vary from -10 to -20 Celsius so it's a matter of luck whether outplanted figs survive or froze to the ground. Currently I only have one tree in the ground close to the southern wall of my house so I'm curious how can she cope with the coming winter (I won't protect is as it is 2m high).

Welcome to among us!

Finally a Hungarian :). U're absolutely right the last 3 winters were quite warm compared to the others, but dont forget about the hard siberian winter. When it was come everything was frozen to the ground...

Kristian,  

Mitchurinska 10 looks very much like my FLorea.

 

The leaves on vigorous growth can be quite different than the more usual leaves.

 

From the pictures and information you posted, t seems very likely that Mitchurinska 10 is Florea.   It's a terrific fig, I'm glad that you were able to find it in Europe.  

But the name Mitchurinska 10 is not any more correct than Florea.  That name would make this fig easier to find in Europe - but it was assigned - and apparently there are at least 9 other Mitchurinska figs out there.  There might never have been a "real" name considering it's referred to as "common fig".  I'm very grateful that Herman shared this variety, and I think it's appropriate to continue to call it Florea.