John,

Your uncle John called me today and wanted me to come over tomorrow to pick some figs. I told him I was in Texas and that I would be back home this weekend. I will try to catch him on Monday because Tuesday I will head out your way.
I told him I will be seeing you next week and he start laughing. He sounded to be happy with his new figs. I'm glad I was able to help him.

Hey, Rafed! If you are ever in the San Antonio area, you are welcome to come by for a visit. I have a one-room bedroom guest house you can even crash in (not literally!).

Thanks for the offer Ruben,

I delivered in Houston and picked up in Sugarland and now I am in Laredo to deliver and pick up tomorrow. Two nasty loads back to back, I'm talking about the freight. Can't say much now.

I will meet with Cathy tomorrow evening. I will for sure get intouch with you the next time I'm in the area.

Most of my work is in or out of Texas, my wife once asked if I had a 2nd family here because I come here so much. LOL

I couldn't do that kind of work. I fall asleep if I drive more than a few hours. My brother used to be a long haul driver before he passed away. Wish I could get out and see more of this land. Have been around the world though. Literally!

Hello John (and Nelson), here I have attached some photos from several threads entitled "Melanzana Merd". I later identified this Adriano fig to be the same as Longue D'Aout.

LdA and Niagara have similarities and I agree with Nelson about the color differences but also the timing of ripening. Niagara appears way early compared to my main crop LdA (MM). It may be a totally different cultivar. It is a beautiful fig, no doubt. Time and comparison will tell us more.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0816003310653.html
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0923330817504.html

Celt, sorry about not addressing your question. My LdA (MM) does not produce any droplets from the eye when fully ripe. 

FYI, those fruit pics were taken last September 10th according to the date imbedded in the pics. They are from when John first asked for help identifying this find on this thread http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/My-best-fig-so-far-.-Help-identify-5493096 last September 15th. btw, I think Leon may be on to something.

@John- does it produce breba fruit?

Ruben, good question. If John can show photos of or describe the brebas, then we'll know for sure. Thanks for clarifying the dates on John's pics. I thought his posting of the photos was real time.  

Ruben,
Yes it produced breba this spring probably close to a dozen , but they all dropped at different stages of development and most looked like curly cucumbers .
Leon ,
Dan makes a good point about the dripping honey . But other than that I think you are on to something because I see a resemblance with the photos in your second link ( not exactly the same but very close ) maybe they are related . The skin cracks , the bottom of the fig and shape too , but the lack of constant honey drip . Again I will try my best to save you cuttings or at the very least next season a sucker or layer .

John

Rafed ,
I knew uncle Theo ( lol inside joke ) wouldn't forget you . Eat acouple for me too . See you soon .

Joh

John:
Do the brebas resemble anything like this one from my LdA tree?
There are very few brebas in comparison to the main crop. The brebas are generally not flavorful at all and will fall off sometimes prematurely.

Leon ,

None of the brebas made it anywhere near that size . They all fell of prematurely and many were curled in shape . But they were more elongated than the main crop from what I remember .

John

These are my 2 Niagra Black cuttings given to me by a generous member of the forum, thanks!! It looks like both will make it. 

Wow this is one good looking fig! Glad your cuttings are doing so well BLB.

Hi John,
if you have cuttings of this fig,
I would be glad to try it out in montreal region,
and share with friends and family around here

thank you

Looking good, Barry! Gotto tell you, I am looking forward to this one!!

Nice work Barry .
I find that summer cuttings are the most successful for me .
I hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor .

John

First ripe fig this season was Sept 3 .
Unfortunately had 2 days of 2 inch rainfall each within a 5 day period which did cause swelling and souring of a couple figs . Last year had no problems with rain ...











John

You're killing me, John! I need a bib

Thanks Patee and John, they rooted pretty quickly and easily and from the looks of your pics I am very happy to have this one. looking forwward to tasting the fruit of course!  

I hope some of you can post pics of you're plants' progress .
Whether this turns out to be a known variety or not it is a worthwhile addition to almost any collection .
It will now surely spread and be more easily available to all and not be lost .

Thanks .... John

Here's mine! Measures 27" to the terminal tip and producing a sucker too! Got her at 18" on 19 Aug. I think she likes it here so far. Thanks again!

OK, I'm adding this to my wish list!  :)

Ruben , what the heck have you been feeding that thing ? It looks great .
I get at least half a dozen suckers every year from my tree so I'm not surprised to see it suckering . Thanks for the update , it's great to see NB in Texas .

John

Thanks, John. Gonna head it back when it hits 30" to encourage scaffold branching.