Anyone have any information on the "Stroz" Fig?

All I have is a square of paper reading, ""Stroz Fig  Green with purple stripes, white flesh, red pulp, crunchy seeds. Eating or jam."

From the CRFG meeting in Encino, California, today.

Hi Ken,

I've never heard of it.I'll ask Arnold maybe he knows.

Cheers,

Paul

Thanks, Paul.  I got a couple of cuttings to see what they're like. 

Hi Ken,
was nice meeting you there:)
I was curious myself on the "Stroz" fig, never heard of the name before. Got few cutting of it to ry and see... when I was chopping it up into 3 nude cuttings, the sap was gushing out crazy, I can tell this is full of life variety. (whatever it is) I mean with every clip of the cutter the sap was squirting out everywhere. I have never seen anything like it.

It is from a local seedling. There was a column about it in the September newsletter for the L.A. Chapter. The full story and description is here: http://crfg-la.org/September2014.pdf
An excerpt:
" They were round and green with a subtle purple stripe and when they split open they were BRIGHT red inside. A tentative taste – and it was love at first bite! Sweet like a strawberry, with very crunchy seeds."

Welcome, Hanbury House!  I hope your fig does very well!

wow, beautiful description, in a way, I am glad I took the cuttings then.
Can't wait to grow them:)

Rcantor, thanks for the welcome. Not knowing what part of the LA basin the lady's house is located, and Stroz being a new variety, I didn't take any scion wood.

I didn't know if it would get much flavor in LB. I probably should have taken a chance, but summer around at my house is rarely over 80 degrees and often overcast and cool in June and July, so i didn't take any cuttings of it. If i haven't heard a variety does really well where it never gets consistently hot, someplace like San Francisco or Seattle, I am reticent to try it. I learned that one the hard way with grapes.

???  Oh, the wonderful aroma of spam fried in a cast iron skillet.  Such a treat.

Sound wonderful.  Can't wait to see pictures.

Welcome, Hanbury House.

I'm excited to try this variety.  I love really crunchy fig seeds.  Hopes running high on this one.

-Ken

Great find and awesome story ,thanks Hanbury house for the link! Aaron you did it again , very well done ! I hope you get another chance of getting some cuttings Ken. Good luck.

Hello all.   Harvy C contacted my on ebay with regard to a bid I had made on some of his cuttings and warned me of the Russian scammers.  He suggested that I join your website.  Wow  I will be older and gray  before I finish reading all the information available.  Figs are my absolute favorite fruit whose addiction started at age of 3 hiding under my favorite aunt's tree in North Carolina and stuffing my tummy to the point of popping.   Not only did i get a tummy ache but also a whipping with a switch she cut off that very same tree.  What a waste of a cutting!!!!!!   Didn't do a thing to deter me from sneaking back with my dog who as it turned out liked them also.  LOL  I have a nice large yard here in southeast Florida and am beginning my collection (obsession, hey whats the difference).    If you have an extra cutting of your favorites, I will be thrilled to receive anything as I have no source other than  "How Lowe can you go".   So sorry I don't have anything to give anyone, but there is a start for everything with that prize tummy ache waiting at the end.  I would be happy to reimburse those that want to share.   thanks in advance.   Everybody have a sunny smiling day.   Joyce

Welcome to the forum Hanbury House.

Welcome to the forum Joyce, a fig switch should have been long enough to make several cuttings.

"Stoz" cuttings rooting gang-busters!  Very healthy variety so far.

Here are two Stroz cuttings that I grafted. 

 

 

Looking great!

I picked my first Stroz today.  I should have given it another day or two to fully ripen. The squirrels have been hitting the tree hard the last few days, so I didn't want to lose this one.  Its an interesting looking fig, but it was kind of tasteless. I have one more beginning to ripen, we will see how that one turns out. Hopefully they will improve with age.


        

Thanks for the report on that.I've a couple going but it'll be next year before they fruit.

My Stroz in-ground tree is in full sunlight and was challenged by the early August heatwave. Nevertheless, it is replacing its dropped leaves and appears to be coming along nicely.

Things are looking up for Stroz.  I pick the other one today and it tasted like strawberry jam. I think it should have been picked a day sooner.