Good day, five years ago, I found a large fig tree in Charlotte. Back then, we had just about the most perfect weather you could imagine! This tree was 9 by 9 and was full of figs. I use to pick these figs on my way to church and again on my way home. I thought it was a brown turkey because they are every where. But this one tree was different. The figs are large, fat, and wide with a flat bottom, open eye and are very sweet. When ripe, they swell, crack and ooze honey from the eye like Smith. The tree has 2 crops, late May and late August.
Back then this tree would produce a nice breba crop. They would wrinkle and dry on the tree! They were the best dried fig ever. It does have a red flesh and sorry for not taking photos of the interior but in this photo, every fig was eaten fresh and they were truly amazing! THey were not rich but they were very sweet. To this very day, I remember eating these figs.
I have not named this fig yet but I will. I'm going back to the mother tree today and get more cuttings. Last winter's brutal attack killed half of it. The tree was in sad shape. I've got to save it! I've got 3 rooted cuttings of it growin now. I check on it every week but this year no ripe figs yet. We've had too much rain! I did fertilize the tree back in March with some organic stuff and it did wonders for the tree. This fig is truly an unknown. I might call it... Downtown Honey Brown or Sweet Charlotte. I'll let you know when I do and post picture on my website. Here is a picture of the figs I picked back in 2010. This year, I've decided to slow down on increasing my collection. I think I will just focus on what did best in last year's winter and this fig.
