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Delicious Strawberry Jam Figs.

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Looks good.  Can you tell us more about it?
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The small fig has moderate sweetness and a strong berry flavor that is somewhat like strawberry jam. It is always a hit with guests who visit my orchard.

The story goes that the tree source material was from the Riverside experimental station before it was destroyed. I am not sure what the original name was in Riverside. Maybe someone here can identify it's original name.
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Figsation, it looks like an interesting fig indeed.  You might as well post images of the leaves as well - it's likely people here will be able to make an identification.
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Igo?
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Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct.

Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette

Rooting:  Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.
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Wonderful! It looks delicious. Will you be offering cuttings the next time you prune? If love to try it out.
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Rewton: Fig leaves are variable in size. Many are spade like and some are not.

fig leaf type.JPG fig leaf 2.jpg 

JD: I wasn't planning on sending out cuttings due to time constraints, but If I do I will keep you in mind.

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I just bought a 5 gallon Strawberry Jam air layer from Exotica Nursery in Vista, CA. I got to pick a few figs from the mother tree which is currently about 12' x 12'. The figs were just like the first photos in this thread: dark exterior with strawberry red interior. My Unk. Anna's (possible a Strawberry Verte) tastes more like strawberry than this one, but then the ones I picked today were not as ripe as they could have been. I couldn't resist since the air layers were made from nice thick branches with close node spacing.
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