Strong work!

I hope it fruits for you!

nice story ,it gets very cold in Sodus,I suspect that this fig is protected in the Winter where temperatures can go -10and below.I leave near Rochester ny and Sodus is not fur from me,there is Sodus and Sodus point on the bay.Over the years i have tryed many fig cultivars for hardiness inclluding English Brown Turkey,no fig has survived in my area,now Sodus is even colder that my place,this fig cold be one of the hardiest figs we know time will tell.Ciao,
Giuseppe

What an awesome story! 

Got back up to Sodus for the first time this year... thought about this tree all winter and wondered if it would survive and at least grow back from the roots... Much to my surprise, the tree looks great although well behind my figs back in PA. This must be one heck of a cold hardy fig, or there's something special about the particular location it is at.

I was able to spread a couple of cuttings and small trees around, so hopefully this fall will bring some fruit to help definitively ID this tree.

Great story and great looking fig. Looks like the Winestain fig.

Nick, I loved reading this post. I hope the Sodus fig does well in PA. After this past winter and all the figs members lost, we need a real cold hardy variety. GREAT WORK finding this fig tree and making friends in NY

Bigbadbill sent me a couple of pics of a ripe fig he got from the Sodus Sicilian fig I gave him.





His comments were:

"I noticed it had more of a pink interior this time, but still the same sweet peachy flavor. It is very unique and pleasant tasting."

He also mentioned he highly doubts it is English Brown Turkey, due to the darker skin and amber pulp.

Sounds like a winner, Nick!

Was it planted in-ground down here yet? Just wondering if the lake effect might have protected it from the worst of winter there in NY.

cool story.  Could be a real prize of a find!

Good story

Hi Nick.
I didn't have any luck with the cutting you sent,
I would love to try again when possible.
Vito

I finally got to try my first ripe Sodus Sicilian!!! The tree was started from a sucker almost exactly a year ago. The fig turned out to be a brownish red fig.







The fig had a closed eye and a hollow center. It was a pinkish interior.







It was delicious!!! It had a very unique flavor of peaches and cream. The texture was perfect with just a bit of seed crunch. I have a few more on the tree, but I'm not sure they will ripen before the cold comes.

Real nice photos and it sounds really nice and as you say unique. Congrats.

Nice, thanks for sharing!

Very nice. Love the history. I wonder how long they grew the tree in Sicily before getting it here. It sounds like a tastey fig that will only get better as your tree grows too. I'll add this to my wish list if/when your tree gets large enough for cuttings.

very nice story! Great looking fig also.

Nice looking fig Nick, glad it finally paid off!

This is a great thread! Thanks for sharing your story. I was wondering how you decided on the name for the fig? A part of me wanted to have the old couple memorialized in some way through naming it after them or the grandfather who brought it over from Italy.

I have been waiting for more photos and descriptions. Now that the verdict is in, I have to suggest that it would be most responsible of you to  spread cuttings around, so that this variety isn't lost to posterity. In fact, I would be happy to curate one in our Ohio fig repository, right here.