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I found this fig this past winter through a fishing pal. The old gentleman who has the mother tree said he got a cutting 57 years ago when he first moved into his house from the neighbor across the high way. It has no official name so I named it after him for now. I have several started and shared cuttings with some of y'all. Well today I went see the mother tree full of fruit. I forgot the camera but did take a couple of leaves and some figs home with me to take pictures of. The fig reminds me of Brunswick in it's size and somewhat in it's color. It also has an open eye but it's not open through to the small cavity in the fig. Like Brunswick it had many fruit souring and full of beetles. I tasted a few and again they reminded me of Brunswick. The one fully ripe one I found that wasn't souring tasted great, not real figgy but very good and sweet. The one that were not fully ripe were lacking sweetness and flavor. Another great preserve fig I'd guess, at least in our climate. As you can see in the pictures the leaves are no where near to be like Brunswick and it bears until winter puts it to sleep. Maybe the earlier ripening ones were better because the beetles weren't out yet, and maybe the later ones ripening it the fall will be good. Mr. Richard puts his up peeled and mashed with honey in the freezer uncooked. He remove a cup at the time to defrost and eat them for desert. He says it's like eating ice cream. Enjoy the pictures and any guesses as to it's proper name would be welcomed.