Herman,
Great news. I hope I'll have figs this year.

Does anyone know how cold hardy the Preto would be? Just curious.  Also, is anyone growing any of the Madeira Flat figs, Green Madeira, or Green Berbera figs, and do we know them by other names? Thanks.

Sue, thanks for the Figo Branca Pictures this LoooKs good.
Mark

Here are a couple of pictures from my Figo Preto from last year. Very tasty figs.

Sue,
Thanks for bringing this fig to everyone's attention.

I have really enjoyed the pictures and comments in this thread.

Now I will keep my fingers crossed that the Preto cuttings I have will root.

The Preto is a beautifull fruit,and I bet it taste just as good as it look.

I also had a Fico Branco,and it was identical to Italian Honey(amber inside),and with a heavy Fig mosaic disease.
I see yours is different and very red inside,and wondered if the fruits are pollinated(they do turn red when pollinated).

I bought a preto in San Diego in March, brought it on my flight back to NYC and grew the heck out of the plant with miracle gro, it reached about 4.5 feet,and produced side shoots and about 18 fruits.  The only ones that ripened in the summer, about 2-3, were rather dry and tasteless.  The remainder ripened (if that is the right word) by undergoing near freezing temperatures after superstorm Sandy, I was able to eat about ten of the fruits in mid to late november, they were sweeter and concentrated, also a bit shrunken.  I transplanted into one of Bill Muzichko's pots and am hoping for better results this year! 

Good looking fruit Matt. It is a keeper for sure.

H2. It looks like Matt's fruit was more ripe than the one I have pictured above. Mine could have used another day or two to get perfectly ripe.

@ rafaelissimmo. Welcome to the forum. Good to hear that your Preto put on some nice growth. If it were me, I'd hold back just a little on the fertilizer this year. A slightly slower growth might help to concentrate the flavors in the fruit - for lack of a better way to explain it.