hi gang,
       last april two barerooted trees arrived at my door
i ordered from greer gardens. i usally never order two of
any variety but something told me to do so.
also never did i expect to harvest any figs the first year.
to my surprise i've eaten 5 so far with about another 10 fattening up.
i can honestly say for  that they are perhaps the best i've ever
tasted. now i believe buying two trees was divinely inspired.
truly a spiritual experience.
i recomend stella to everybody.

marcantonio    

Thanks Mark,for the information.
This is very good news.
What other figs you have to compare yours against and say is better?
My Stella droped all six figs it had this year,but now i know Why?.Because it is too young to bare.
I have high expectation next year<Thanks again.
Best regards.

Stella was a definite winner in San Diego.

hi herman,
  i have many varieties herman, my italian celentano as i call it,
is almost neck to neck with stella. it is a round dark fig with ridges
with green streaks especially near the tree end it is delicious
and juicy with a more tender skin than stella,but stella is honey sweet
almost candied. i also have sals, hardy chicago,very tasty.
i have a form of very small figs maybe celeste also tasty.
and my friend gave me sicilian white fig which is loaded with un ripe figs
(i dug it up in dec and wintered it in the garage planted it in late april)
my neighbor has the same variety again large and sweet with tender skin.
lattarula was a major producer, but unless cracked and very soft
pretty much overripe, not much taste , like cucumbers.
i've yet to try my desert king, panache and italian cucumber.
some have figs but way too late and they are very young.

any recomendations herman?


marcantonio

Hi Mark:Well thank you,for the Explanation.
Now i can see you had high quality fig to compare Stella with.
Then i look forward with more interest for next year to taste it.
You are doing great,what can i say.!!!!
Thanks again