Negretta, Chris Black, Smith, Violette de Bordeaux (Negronne) and Brown Turkey Photos

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Tam

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Posted 1377725536	Reply with quote #1

Negretta figs taste sweet and they are very good. These are the pictures of Negretta: Chris Black figs taste a little sweet, not as sweet as Negretta. These are the pictures of Chris Black: Smith figs taste very good. They are sweet. These are the pictures of Smith: Violette de Bordeaux figs are very good. These are the pictures of Violette de Bordeaux: I bought this Brown Turkey at a nursery in Northern Virginia last week. When these figs turn to totally black they taste very good and sweet like the figs of Smith. These are the pictures of my new Brown Turkey: I hope that everyone likes my fig photos. Thank you for watching. Best, Tam

PHD

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Posted 1377725805	Reply with quote #2

Tam, great pix thanks for posting! Pete

Pattee

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Posted 1377725979	Reply with quote #3

Thanks Tam , really enjoyed your pictures ! __________________ 7a & 9b ►I assume all my figs carry FMV ◄ Seeking : Italian 376,395 , Galicia Negra, Negretta,UNK Pastilliere ,Pananas Purple, Malta Blk+purple/red, Italian + Calabrian UNK's , Catanzaro, Malone, Sucrette(Baud) "We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?" - Gandhi

ascpete

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Posted 1377727321	Reply with quote #4

Tam, Thanks for posting the detailed pictures and commentary. <edit>

Tam

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Posted 1377727481	Reply with quote #5

Thank you for watching my fig photos.

Dieseler

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Posted 1377727522	Reply with quote #6

Nice pictures and thanks for showing them. As a note your Vdb could use more time to ripen fully and you will see the difference in taste. ; )

Maro2Bear

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Posted 1377728749	Reply with quote #7

Tam, Nice photos. Thanks for the updates. __________________ Mark B., Glenn Dale, MD Zone 7a

javajunkie

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Posted 1377728900	Reply with quote #8

Fantastic pictures, thank you so much for sharing them with us. I also appreciated having your opinion on the taste. __________________ Tami SE Texas

Tam

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Posted 1377729632	Reply with quote #9

Thank you for enjoying the photos. Martin: Thank you for letting me know the unripeness, but it still tasted very good. Best, Tam

lifigs

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Posted 1377729958	Reply with quote #10

Very nice photos. The inside of my Brown Turkey (or at least what I have been calling a Brown Turkey) is definitely more red than the photos you posted of yours. __________________ Bill Long Island (Nassau) 7a,NY Wish List: Sicilian Red, RdB, JH Adriatic, Sal's EL and any fig from Bari.

lampo

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Posted 1377730258	Reply with quote #11

Tam, Nice set of fine pictures and gorgeous figs ! Francisco

rcantor

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Posted 1377730579	Reply with quote #12

Great photos and even better figs. Tam, what you have labeled as brown turkey is not the Monrovia brown turkey that's so despised. Yours is a different beast all together. I'm glad it's good! __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

vito12831

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Posted 1377735130	Reply with quote #13

Hi Tam I enjoyed your pictures, beautiful figs. Thank you for posting them. Vito

gorgi

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Posted 1377735507	Reply with quote #14

Tons of good pics ... ... as most say - thanks for sharing ... __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

bugs

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Posted 1377736848	Reply with quote #15

A lot of good looking fig, thanks for pics

Rewton

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Posted 1377737462	Reply with quote #16

Tam, is the Chris Black an unknown fig you found locally? Any information on the history of this fig. The fruit is quite large. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

grant441

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Posted 1377738576	Reply with quote #17

Tam, I can not wait until my smith tree starts producing.I hope they look as good as yours __________________ South Carolina zone 7b

Tam

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Posted 1377742207	Reply with quote #18

Steve: Negretta and Chris Black are from Al in Bethesday. I have Smith, Violette de Bordeaux (Negronne) and Brown Turkey. Al told me that Chris Black is very good. Last week, I tasted 2 good and sweet Chris Black figs at his house. However, this morning I stopped by his house and asked him to give me one for the photo. I looked around his tree and asked him for the fig that I photographed. However, as soon as my fingers touched that fig, it fell on the ground. This could be a reason caused the one I got did not taste good. Currently I do not have cuttings of Negretta and Chris Black yet. I had asked him a few times for these cuttings, but he said NO. Recently, he said maybe in this fall he will sell me these cuttings. Best, Tam

Tam

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Posted 1377744088	Reply with quote #19

After my wife got home from work, I let she taste one Brown Turkey fig, which is not fully ripe and one fully ripe Smith fig. She told me that she like the taste and texture in the Brown Turkey better than the Smith. This Brown Turkey has a lot of rootbound. But I wait until all the figs are gone before I repot it. Best, Tam

SEGeo

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Posted 1377744896	Reply with quote #20

Tam, What you have as a BT is completely different than any BT I have seen. This will be one to watch. __________________ Chris Fairchild Virginia Beach, Va. USDA Hardiness Zone 8a Graduate Student - Engineering and GeoScience *I assume all my figs carry FMV* Wish List:

Quackmaster

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Posted 1377746103	Reply with quote #21

Great pictures. __________________ Ryan Zone 9a SeLa, wish list:

Tam

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Posted 1377748421	Reply with quote #22

Thank you for watching.....

greenfig

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Posted 1377748624	Reply with quote #23

Quote: Originally Posted by SEGeo Tam, What you have as a BT is completely different than any BT I have seen. This will be one to watch. I agree with Chris, the fig doesn't look like a Brown Turkey to me as well ... __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

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Posted 1377752802	Reply with quote #24

Very nice Tam. I trust that your harvest continues to be as good as it appears to be. Thanks for posting the photos. __________________ jd \| tallahassee.fl \| zone 8b

jdarden1963

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Posted 1377758473	Reply with quote #25

Great photos. Thanks for sharing them and the comments on taste. __________________ Jules Zone 8a NE Texas Wish List: LSU Thibodeaux, LSU Red, Kathleen's Black, Lebanese Red, Jolly Tiger, Black Madeira, Purple Passion, Zingerilla (sp?), Martin's Purple Black, BA-1, White Ischia, any red fig, any dark fig or unknown

susieqz

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Posted 1377786139	Reply with quote #26

thanks for the pics. nice healthy trees. __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

theman7676

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Posted 1377787523	Reply with quote #27

great looking pics - thank you __________________ wish list: Florea Nordland Tacoma Violet LaRadek's English Brown Turkey

Liza

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Posted 1377792526	Reply with quote #28

Lovely pictures.....lovely figs.............yummmmmmm __________________ Liza https://www.facebook.com/Fig.Farm?ref=tn_tnmn Growing in the UK and Portugal:

RobBanks

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Posted 1377794197	Reply with quote #29

Thanks for the pix and report, Tam. Nicely pruned container trees. __________________ Robert Zone 8b, Washougal, WA Currently growing: Negronne, Stella, Atreano, Hardy Chicago, Desert King, Lattarula

Tam

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Posted 1377835578	Reply with quote #30

Hello to everyone! I like the taste of my Brown Turkey so much. Therefore, today I came back to the nursery where I bought my Brown Turkey. I got there at 1:30 pm. Guess what a person below bought all 4 Brown Turkey trees that the nursery had left. Two of which are identical to my tree and the other 2 Brown Turkey trees are bigger and larger than mine, but the leaves are different from my Brown Turkey. Surprisingly, I saw only one nearly ripe fig on one of the large Brown Turkey trees. That fig had a shape like a regular Celeste, but the size was smaller than a regular Celeste. Its diameter was just little smaller than a quarter. It had a blackish red skin with red pulps. It had sweet taste, but not a lot because it was not fully ripe yet. Good luck to the person below. Best, Tam

Tam

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Posted 1379021661	Reply with quote #31

Hello! Everyone, This is Chris Black. This one was much better than the one pictured above. It had mostly figgy flavor with very sweet, crunchy, jammy taste. The skin was a little chewy. If this tree were growing in the ground, I am sure it will produce excellent figs. Best, Tam

BLB

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Posted 1379027815	Reply with quote #32

Your pictures are amazing, excellent close up shots with clarity. I'm thinking your Brown Turkey was mislabeled, it seems to me the color and shape don't match most BTs I've seen

Tam

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Posted 1379029061	Reply with quote #33

Barry: Thank you very much. Dennis also told me that my Brown Turkey was mislabeled. Best, Tam

gorgi

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Posted 1379030022	Reply with quote #34

Nice fig work! __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

Tam

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Posted 1380646806	Reply with quote #35

Hi! Everyone, This is the Negretta fig that I just picked this morning. It had a sweet, jammy and a little berry flavor. Thanks for watching. Best, Tam

Luke

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Posted 1380648494	Reply with quote #36

Thank you for your beautiful pictures! cant stop drooling __________________ Luke 8b, England. Wish list: Olympian, Malta black, Nero 600m/400m(Vallecald),Tacoma Violet,

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1380651940	Reply with quote #37

Looks just delicious! Thanks for sharing with us Tam! __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

rafaelissimmo

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Posted 1380659923	Reply with quote #38

Great pics Tam thank you for sharing. I like the Smith, where did you get yours? Best, Rafael __________________ Zone 7b, Queens, New York

Tam

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Posted 1380660752	Reply with quote #39

Hi! Rafael, I bought my smith tree from Al in Bethesda, Maryland. I do not know where he got his from. Thanks watching. Best, Tam

deerhunter16b

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Posted 1380661088	Reply with quote #40

Those figs look great __________________ john Zone 7a

Tam

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Posted 1380661794	Reply with quote #41

Thanks, everyone for watching. Best, Tam

Chrisware

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Posted 1380664419	Reply with quote #42

As a 'Chris', I'd love to have a Chris Black. Those pictures are great! __________________ West Virginia Guy Zone 6a... But extremely close to 5b Have: Hardy Chicago, Celeste (rooting cuttings) Want: Violette de Bardeaux, Brown Turkey, Sals, Magnolia, Brooklyn, and suggestions ;)

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