Hey all,

I'm still learning the ropes of all the different varieties of figs, and still thinking about which varieties I'd like to get my hands on some day.  Rather than a "best fig" or "favorite fig," I thought I'd opt for something more creative to help me learn.

So here goes...

What is the most unique fig you own and why?  What makes it special or interesting?

Criteria can be fig color, flavor, growing habits, size, leaf patterns/colors, rarity, or anything else you can think of.  Feel free to list as much info as you want about it...its just part of the learning experience for me.

It's fairly common, but Panachee. It's pretty, and it tastes good. :)


(Photo from the Internet)

Now I can say I own, because ( proudly) I have rooted 4 and shared about 12 cuttings.

   

What is that Aaron?

Daniel, some friends from the forum said it might be Melanzana Calabrese... I am hoping it is, because they are supposed to be very tasty figs.

I've not seen any elongated figs like that.  Pretty nifty.

Here's another Unique one from my collection that 18 forum members already have.
The uniqueness is in changes of color during the ripening season, with the taste that matches the looks.
Pretty decorative if you ask me ;)

   

Aaron, what's the second one? The colors are amazing.

Melanzana Calabrese = LdA ( = Niagara Black = Nordland). Or so similar as to not matter.

Aaron:

That's the prettiest fig I've seen. Is it really that tasty?

Good topic brettjm!
For me my brunswick because of the leaf patern and the abandance of fruit with an also unique flavor it produces!

By the way thanks for sharing the beautiful pics Gina and Aaron. Amazing looking figs.

Kelby, is that really photoshopped???? :/)

It would be nice to see what they actually look like.

An unknown black fig I traded for.  It has become one of my favourites.
It was supposed to be Capelas but it turned out to be a medium size black fig, sweet with great berry taste. 
The small 3yr old plant produced 7 brebas and a main crop this year.  Where most other figs were slow to break dormancy and didn't produce any figs.

     

Travis,
the second one is the "Sultani" Fig from Persia from early 80's.

Steve,
It really does taste good, very intense and complex with a touch of berry underlying taste.

Edit: It will need a lot of sun for the color show though.

and...NO, it is not photoshopped, :)

Chrisk, thank you.

I think Kelby referred to Melanzana Calabrese from Post #3 and #5

Hello Aaron.

You have Melanzana Calabrese.
Please send  me an e-mail peak42 on the fig forum
Phil from Northern Ohio

Phil,
thanks for the confirmation.

Aaron, photo shopped is kind of a generic description.  So are you saying those pics have not been enhanced and are purely representative of the fruit?  Just trying to learn.

Keith,
The tree will produce clusters of figs like that and since it's a big cluster, you'll see different stages of ripening. So, and the entire cluster will go through color changes from Green to Hot Pink blushes then to Orangy Green with pink stripes until it starts darkening into purple and bluish purple and sometimes the stripes look lighter purple or dark red.

This is what the final product looks like when ready and ripe.

   

Here I found another early season picture