Got this one a few years ago along with Portuguese Purple which I am still waiting for. Anyone else have these unkowns?

           

Beauty. Thanks for posting the pic's.

Frank,

What was the origin of these?

And how did those beauties taste?

Do they taste as good as they look?

Wish I did ;-)

Agreed! They look delicious! How do they taste?

Judging only by your pictures they look like I would like to have them.  

Thanks for sharing

Very tasty, thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Hi FMD,
If you want people to recognize those figs, you should give the complete name or/and the source . Was it given a name like "unknown from blablabla" ?
They don't look like anything I've already seen or own, but the interior looks interesting and yummy !

I've been eating so many figs lately that my taste buds are a little overwhelmed. I believe these are another variety from the Mt Etna area and as such share a similarity to SAl's EL in taste. They were the first to ripen, so judgment is reserved.

I received cuttings from a member who is no longer active 3 years ago. Not sure where he got them from. I was just wondering if anyone else who received cuttings had success growing them.

I'm still HERE!......the cuttings are from a Portuguese family living in Perth Amboy,NJ.....it was an inground tree about 10' tall.....my 7 year old tree suffered partial die back this winter (inground and wrapped) had 170 ripe figs off of it last season. FMD, thx for the Verte, its loaded this year and already had a few brebas. if you want, I can find out what village the family was from...joel

Good to hear from you! Sorry to have assumed your early retirement from the forum. Very glad that the Verte is doing well for you. If it's not too much of a bother, I and others would very much like to know a little more about these Portuguese figs. Thanks.

Frank, could you show a leaf from this one?  Wonder if Francisco could help ID it?

I have to wait for mine to get as large as yours, I know, patience (can't wait).

the town in Portugal is Mira near the central coast...that's about it for all the info I can gather.....rcantor asked about the figs?....I sent him the same cuttings!, maybe they didn't survive...joel

I agree that Francisco will be the likely candidate to  ID it.  There are many Portuguese in NJ From Mira and Murtosa .  Could it be Violeta???

Manny

Whatever it is, I'm putting it on my wish list this winter. Beautiful mahogany color!

This red skinned fig does not seem to be a local cultivar.
Most probably an imported fruit.
I am not sure as it happened long time ago but believe having seen  something similar in northern Irak (Mossul)..

Manel,

Not Violeta. Totally diff shape/size and colors. The red fig shows brebas spread on some branches and Violeta does not ripe any brebas.

Francisco

I know you guys will not give up on the id, so here's my pics...joel  

Joel, would you agree that it is a Mount Etna type fig (Hardy Chicago, MBVS etc)?

Francisco, do you many Mount Etna type figs in your area? Any Sicilians in Portugal?

yes, its very similar to hardy chicago