Is anyone familiar with this variety?   Any information/photos you have would be greatly appreciated.   No info when I do a SEARCH on the forum and not really getting anywhere on the internet other than people looking for it.

Sara

Sara,

I named it after members of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society who gave me cuttings in 1995.  They obtained it long before from someone in Seattle and thought it was a Brown Turkey.  It doesn't match Condit's description of Brown Turkey, is slow growing, has dominantly 5-lobed leaves, and produces some Brebas that routinely tie in fourth place with the patented variety "Violetta" in local taste tests behind #1 "Vashon Violet" (Brunswick), #2 "Dan's Favorite" (unknown), and #3 "Gene's Vashon" (unknown).

Since we don't get the main crop to ripen here, I can't speak of what it will do in other areas of the country.  It isn't on my list of Figs to propagate because it doesn't produce enough Brebas to make it a worthwhile variety for growing in the Puget Sound Region.

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Hope this helps.

kiwibob
Seattle

Kiwibob,
Thank you for that information.  That may explain why it is being sold at a WA nursery.  They tell me it has large fruit of excellent quality.  I'd love to see what it will do in Kentucky.  Like your site by the way!

Thanks! Sara

Sara, did you ever find one of these?  I got lucky and got 3 or 4 of these from Burnt Ridge last year.  They were pretty small  trees but are doing quite well in my climate.  They are growing slow but are leafing out nicely.  I'll post some pics soon.  I'm curious how your tree looks.

Looked at Burnt Ridge. They no longer have this listed. Keep us posted with pics and taste test.

Zone 8
South West TX

Nice website kiwi bob. Do you have any pix of red bliss and yellow bliss kiwi? I'm rooting some and I think they are striking. I see a white ring around base of the cuttings sort of like a callous. Does that mean roots are on the way?