My best edible seedling of 2015

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lampo

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A gift from Nature, born deep in the Wild ! A small edible black fig with exquisite insides. Could not risk leave it on the tree to ideal ripeness in 2 or 3 more days. Francisco Portugal

deerhunter16b

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Congrats that is one beautiful looking fig....I'm sure it tasted just as good __________________ john Zone 7a

elin

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Francisco thanks reminded me to go look for a tree i have been following growing wild in the street. Will Post results here if its ripe. __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

Rewton

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Did you plant a bunch of seeds and trial the plants or did you find the seedling randomly growing? The pics remind me a bit of the pics of the Spanish fig introduced to the U.S. by Bass called Galicia Negra. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

lampo

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Thank you all for looking and commenting on this post and pictures The taste and flavors of this small fruit may I say, are in the berry area, sweet and super crunchy as well. It comes from a lone wild fig probably originated from bird droppings on the North flank of a range of calcareous boulders. It was the only fruit left and there were apparent signs that birds may have eaten all other figs. Being full of fertile seeds the critters eating these figs will in turn carry on propagating and seeding more wild figs the majority, certainly caprifigs I am sure this fig was pollinated but cannot tell yet if it is a Common or a Smyrna....Believe there will be very few chances for being a Common... more inclined for it to be a full Caducous type. Looking at the cutaways it is obvious that a passage was open through the fig eye slightly off center by the pollinator wasps.. and they were not one or two only ! To dig that tunnel a good bunch of them may have entered the fig, and rubbed their pollen smeared bodies over the flowers inside the synconium . They seem to have done a good job as all flowers seem to have received enough pollen and fruited Rewton, this is not for sure the Spanish fig Bass called Galicia Negra and you right it has some looks. If given time to fully ripen, its pulp would most probably turn all violet. At the proper timing I will try and take a few scions to root as well as graft next spring. Francisco Portugal

lampo

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Quote: Originally Posted by deerhunter16b Congrats that is one beautiful looking fig....I'm sure it tasted just as good Thanks, It was all right but it would be better if left for 2 or 3 more days on the tree Francisco Portugal

lampo

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Quote: Originally Posted by elin Francisco thanks reminded me to go look for a tree i have been following growing wild in the street. Will Post results here if its ripe. Ok Eli I will remind you Francisco Portugal

pino

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Quote: Originally Posted by lampo .... fig was pollinated but cannot tell yet if it is a Common or a Smyrna.... Francisco Portugal That is a nice looking fig Francisco! A silly question but I am curious how can you tell whether this pollinated main crop fig is common or Smyrna type? Thanks __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

lampo

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Quote: Originally Posted by pino Quote: Originally Posted by lampo .... fig was pollinated but cannot tell yet if it is a Common or a Smyrna.... Francisco Portugal That is a nice looking fig Francisco! A silly question but I am curious how can you tell whether this pollinated main crop fig is common or Smyrna type? Thanks Thank you Pino Let me try to answer your question. In my environment there are many wild figs as a result of the widespread dispersion of fertile seeds by a number of agents, mostly birds, rodents, etc., that feed on pollinated figs during the season. Out of those wild figs the great majority are non-persistant Caprifigs, some good and others not that good and a few (very few!) edible figs. From these very few edible fruit, some will be of poor quality not worth to be considered and with luck we may find one or two of acceptable quality or even good. As these figs are of non-persistant Caprifig parentage the chances are that they shall be of the Smyrna (caducous) type. Very difficult to get a Common (Persistant) fig on this natural exercise Further testing can be made with new plants rooted from scions of this newly found fig to confirm the type. For a more technical / scientific approach you may read some papers from thee palomar series.. http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljun99b.htm Francisco Portugal

MGorski

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Even if the edible wild figs are rare, it is great that you still find plants that are tasty enough to bring home to grow. I know I would be tasting any I found if they grew wild in my area. Thanks for sharing this Francisco. Mike in Hanover, VA __________________ Zone-7, previously Mescalito

pino

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Thanks Francisco this was a great link with lots of information on ficus caria lifecycle. For my purpose I was hoping to cut open an unripe fig an be able to tell if it is a smyrna or a common type. The publication says; Smyrna-type figs are homozygous recessive for the caduceus trait while common figs are heterozygous i.e parthenocarpic unfortunately I don't understand genes and chromosomes. I need a picture of a cut open unripe Smyrna so I can see what the difference with common figs looks like so I can check to see if several figs I have are san pedro type. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

kkk2210

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Quote: Originally Posted by lampo A gift from Nature, born deep in the Wild ! A small edible black fig with exquisite insides. Could not risk leave it on the tree to ideal ripeness in 2 or 3 more days. Francisco Portugal Hello francisco, Very nice looking fig. Did you start them from seed and do they need pollination. Thanks a lot __________________ Vinny Bognor Regis, United Kingdom Wish List : Callara, De La Rio,Cul Noir, Calvy, LSU Red, I-258, Maltese Beauty, Preto, FMV Infected Ischia Black UCD. My Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/myb/Summary?MyEbay&gbh=1

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