Hi guys,

I bought a fig tree last week, my very first, but I have a problem:no clue as to which type it is. The people at the shop don't know the type either *sigh*

All I was told was that it came from the Algarve (south of Portugal).

I want to know which type it is because I read that some figs need wasps to mature, and I have mine indoors.


The fig itself is green when ripe. Today the only ripe one dropped, I will be cutting into it soon.


I'll drop some photos here so hopefully someone from here can help :-)


Thanks for reading!

(p.s- can't seem to attach the photos for some reason, any tips? Using .jpg, they are on the editor, but won't actually attach)

Check out this post I placed in another fig-loving forum, it has some of the photos I took. Please scroll until the end, I just added a new one.


http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/namegal/msg101443417960.html?15247

AnaCosta: Very come to the Fig Forum.

Best,
Tam

Thanks Tam :)

The one ripe fig I had didn't look so good. It was way too milky to be good, it didn't smell like anything, the taste was over-ripe, and there was something white, resembling a fungus in the center of it.

Either way, I'm adding a photo in the same link in case it helps.


link: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/namegal/msg101443417960.html?24922

I'm starting to think it it a Pingo de Mel. I think it's Honey fig in English.

Welcome to the forum.

Thanks Dieseler:-)

Ana, welcome to this forum

cheers
Francisco

Francisco, Ana is from Portugal. She needs your help in identifying her Unknown fig tree. Thank you.

Best,
Tam
 

Tam, Francisco promptly helped me out. We've been exchanging mails and he's helped me loads. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction :-)