Slavi stopped by today and we shared a few Figs.  In both photos they are left to right, top row:  Bajtra Bajda, Peter's Honey.  Middle row:  Negronne, Vashon Violet (aka Brunswick), Olympian, Gene's Vashon.  Bottom row:  Gillette, Desert King.  All are Brebas but Gillette which is a Profichi Caprifig.  The stone tile background is 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm (12" x 12").

 

 

Most of these Figs were picked a day too soon to avoid critter predation so they were not at their peak of ripeness and flavor.

Enjoy :)   kiwibob, Seattle

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Can you eat a caprifig? They all look good.

Yes, some Caprifigs are edible including Gillette.  It must be fully ripe or it tastes like rubber.  When fully ripe (the meat must be translucent instead of white) it has a sweet marshmallow flavor and lots of seed crunch.  The one shown in both photos is about a day or two shy of being fully ripe!

Other Caprifigs are apparently too dry to be palatable, a function of keeping the pollen dry enough to be transferred to other Figs by the Fig Wasp.

Happy Growing,   kiwibob

They all look so good! And the fact they were grown locally is a bonus.

I'm curious, where did you get Vashon Violet? Not too long ago I was on the island for the Strawberry Festival, and asked members of the fruit club about it. No one knew where I could get one, unfortunately. I'm hoping for better luck asking around Ciderfest later this year.

Nice display of figs kiwiBob!
Glad to hear you can eat Gillette profichi!