I received cuttings of his tree from a relative living in Switzerland last fall.

I sent a couple of cuttings out from the new tree. I could not take much because the tree was small.

This season it started to rebound and grew some. I knew it had six or seven small figs on it but they were not showining any signs of ripening. I more or less did not look it over that well. The other afternoon to my surprise

I saw a ripe fig hanging from the tree.

I looked for one of my cameras which I had a hard time finding. Then too make matters worse the sun was just starting to go below the tree line.

The camera I found uses recharge batteries which were dead. I found some old batteries and used them. Still the camera would not turn on. Then a long search looking for my battery checker-no luck.

I finally put in four batteries that worked then the card would not allow for

any image -- it was in the locked position and I did not put it in that position.

Being in a hurry I just removed the memory card and just used the camera's internal memory.

I took photos of the fig but being in a hurry and not being used to that camera when I shot the photo of the fig cut open I forgot to set it to macro.

That explains the lousy shot of the insides.

I have to tell you this because it toped off the fig photo session with a bang.

Beining a diabetic I usually check my sugar levels at least once or twice a day

Using my meter. After cutting the fig open and placing the photos on my pc

I thought I should take my sugar reading. I pricked my finger and expecting my reading to be in the 100 range I was shocked to see it end up reading 255. I could not figure out what I could have eaten to make it go that high.

I then remembered cutting the fig open and using those finger to hold the fig down. I did what I should have done before testing--washed my hands a retested. Felt better after reading 101 on the meter.

The fig was very, very sweet and just a bit juicy. I must say it was very good. The sugar content really reflected so on my glucose meter.

Enjoy the photos below.

By the way it was an Italian fig growing in a yard in Switzerland with no name so I call it Domenico's Italian Swiss Dark. My cousin took a sucker years ago when the home was empty. The owner of the home moved back to Italy. He really raved over the phone to me about this fig growing now in his yard.

Hope I have not bored all of you.
Lou

Way to go Lou thats a nice looking fig.
I often hear of camera Macro setting but i dont have this just what is called close up and automatic which stinks for close up.
Anyways your fig looks nice and glad you enjoyed it after your hard work with your trees.

Lou
I agree with dieseler that it is a good looking dark fig. Enjoy it.
How does it compares in early ripening with others. Will you consider it early ripening (or in the middle of early and late ripening ones)?

Lou!  It was a cute story, not boring and I'm so glad your blood sugar wasn't that high and you could enjoy the fig.  :)  I looks delicious.

noss

OttawanZ5,
I can't say if the tree will bear early or late. I know I had cut my orignal young plant back too far. It spent most of this season growing wood. The figs (only7 of them) appeared rather late. I have to wait for next season to see how it performs.

I will speak to my cousin again when he returns back to Switzerland from Italy and perhaps he can give me the answer to that question.
Lou