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Paradiso

Hey everybody. A lot of people say good things about Paradiso, but it seems like there are at least a few strains of it out there. Joe Morle and Maggie both sell them. Herman mentioned a Gene's White Paradiso in his post about Giovanni. I think the USDA has one, too. Are the strains pretty similar, or are there some real differences? Which one's the best? Thanks!
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That I know of there are atleast 4 different strains going around.

#1 Gene / UCdavis
#2 Joe Morle / Maggie
#3 Dusan ( Bronze Paradiso )
#4 Adriano ( Paradiso Nero )
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Add my GM#9 that a while back I found growing locally in half barrel whiskey barrel.

[Some FF members do have it]
I had determined that is the same as Gene's green/red type and therefore did not give it a name.
As for Gene's source, it was not UCD:

My favorite green fig [photo], very tasty; the birds love it too. I acquired this in 2000 from a elderly man whose father came from Italy. The father had gotten it from a fellow Italian immigrant.
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Gorgi reason I wrote that was because Gene sent his Paradiso to UC Davis hence the Paradiso at UCDavis is Gene's Paradiso. Atleast im pretty sure I read that on the gardenweb a while back.
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Well understood, thanks for the clarification...
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I haven't tried all of them - but Gene's Paradiso is one of the best figs I have.  Even this late the figs are tasty.


Gene's Paradiso


Joe Morle's White Paradiso is very similar to Brunswick - no comparison.
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