I discovered a really nice fig today! I think it is one of the best tasting figs this season for me.
There are two things that keep this fig apart.
1) it is an early fig. The Black Mission figs are just getting ripe now. On this fig tree I managed to sample the last 2 figs from the main crop, all other ones are long gone. I think it would be ideal for shorter seasons.
2) the taste is just WOW. It is very juicy and berry. The skin is thin. The neck is short.
Any pros here that would help me to ID it?
The fig color is exactly like on the photos. The size is average, not too large to water the taste down. The eye is closed. Several old figs were still on the tree, they were dry and half eaten by the birds. The leaves are interesting. They are not large like for Black Mission/Brown Turkey. Sorry, I didn't put anything for a scale, the length of the leaves is about of a dollar bill.
The tree is about 20 years old and the owner doesn't know the history. There is a greek/armenian/lebanese community in the area but I don't know if there is any connection to it in this case.
So?... What is it?