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So What Was Your 2013 Favorite Fig?

Sadly the season is almost over ,which 3 types of Figs did you enjoy the most?

over ripe morle paradisio was awesome.

Celeste.

Gino Black

I didn't get too many this year, but have many more ripening up now.  So far it's a toss up between Texas Blue Giant and Italian Honey.  Thankfully they ripen at different times so I don't have to choose.

Tops: Figo Preto. Honorable mention: Malta Black & Negronne.

I only had a very small sampleing but I would have to say Ginos black.  The only Sals C i had was off a young tree and could have used another day or so.  if I let my MBVS get VERY ripe they are very good as well for a close second to the Ginos.

Paradiso Gene. plentiful and tasty. but CdDB from USDA/UCD blew my socks off. still waiting on Black Madeira. few days left on it. turned nice dark color now.

Pete, is that the Paradiso Bronze of the Green?

dennis, that's Gene H.'s green Paradiso. I have Paradiso Nero, and Paradiso Bronze. tasted Nero and Bronze both this yr, but i think they need to mature like the green one for full taste. the taste of both Neor and Bronze were not as intense as the green one yet.

Thanks Pete, I think mine is the same as yous. It's an excellent fig!

#1 an unknown I got from local grower.
#2 JH Adriatic
#3 Italian Honey

Just a beginner, I had Celeste, hardy Chicago, brown turkey, black Bethlehem, MBvs, Gino's, verte, JH adriatic, RDB.

JH Adriatic and celeste were my best. All of my trees are very young, first figs. Hope to try a lot more next year. It has been great to come home from work and browse for figs.

Panache again, I think.  But I still hope to be picking figs for a while! :)

Saint Simon Peter
Unknown Greek
Celeste

Panache was good again, it does well in our Summer heat.

Hard to say. Most of my plants are still very young, and the season is not yet over here. There are still many to try. I hope.

In no order since they were eaten on different days and not possible to compare:  VdB, Black Greek, and unk Pastilliere.

I don't think it's coincidence that they are all med to small, dark, jammy figs with red interiors. :)

St Rita, Marseilles VSB and Panache.

Black Ischia, Panache, Flanders, Abiqua Petite, Bisirri Dark. Also the unknown Albanian and unknown Italian type in the neighborhood.

As of today, with a few still to ripen (I hope) the Greek fig Kesariani is the best tasting fig this year. They were consistently good
and the one this morning was a 9.999999. Still holding out for the Black Madeira to ripen.

So far sal's g though from a very new tree it was an explosion of taste. Have some RdB and VdB that shoul be ripe in the next few days or so, so it might change.

Since my initial response to this thread, I'll also now add St. Rita... Small fruits, but little, dark figgy-bon-bons.

my 2013 winners were Vdb and an unknown likely from Lebanon

2 different unknowns
and vdb

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I had more pleasure from Vasilika Sika than any others, if only due to it's size and productivity. Next would be Black Ischia and Preto, both are outstanding in flavor.

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