Here are a couple of pictures of an unknown black fig that I am growing. All I know about this fig is that it is very delicious and that it comes from Southern France.

Dan
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Reminds me of http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4828725 especially with the one 7-finger leaf, skin is a bit thinner.

Look at the leaves of the strain that Jon posts further down the thread for more similarities to another.

Beautiful fig Dan thanks for sharing.

The stems on this unknown fig tree are from light pink to reddish in color. The taste profile is similar to that of a Black Mission......but, IMO....it definitely is not a black mission fig.  I have another heirloom Black Mission FMV free fig  (the spanish once ruled in Louisiana) that looks similiar. It has the great black mission taste. It is closed eyed, rain tolerant, and bug resistant. It is not very cold hardy.  The unknows french fig is cold tolerant.  I am sure that they are different cultivars. 

There is a another black fig that I grow.......called Native Black which is an Italian heirloom fig that was brought into the New Orleans area many years ago. It has the same shape.....but, it is a much larger fig.  Its taste profile is similar to that of a good black mission fig. I expect that Native Black will be good for drying and will experiment with drying some this season.

In the thread linked, Jon was saying that there are several variants of the Mission fig, different flavors and slight variations.

The red/pink stems seems to be a common trait of Black Mission/Vista varieties from what I've seen.

The three leaves I posted in the linked thread seem to be common amongst the ones I've seen, with slight variations, longer fingers and so forth.

Does the flavor of this tree you have resemble any other figs?

Thanks for sharing, btw.

You can tell by the "dense" pulp that this unknown is related to Black Mission. One of the ways to ID a black mission is by the dense almost pasty pulp and that special rich flavor.  I can ID a Black Mission fig blindfolded. The flavor of this unknown is different.....and its growing habits are different.  I will have to taste more of these figs this year to identify that taste difference.

The pulp of Native Black figs tend to be a bit "looser" and not as dense as this unknown and my Black Mission.

Dan
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Dan,
Thanks for exacerbating my condition! Good looking figs.
JD

Great pics Dan!  Those resemble my Black Italian I got from Dalton 2 years ago.  BI is a very large sweet fig, ripens late.  Enjoy!

Okay, stop it Dan, you're killing me!  That looks fantastic!  ;-)

Thanks for sharing.

Best wishes.

John

Could it be Noire de Caromb? Its tastes very special, thin tasty skin...? Big tree?

http://galgoni.elirob.com/ENG/Fotos_Maxi/016.htm
http://vincentbey.perso.neuf.fr/NoireCaromb.html

A very known fig in France, in Caromb there is 'la fête de la figue noire de Caromb' every year, its a famous fig!

It sure does look like the Noire de Caromb, shape and colour.

Would you like to trade some cuttings for it Dan?

George

I was thinking NdC too...it supposedly tastes similar to Mission.
Sue

Yes, this fig tastes every bit as good as it looks and handles our rainy climate quite well. The mother tree is wider than it is tall. It is about 7 ft. tall. The figs that I have pictured in the OP ripened about 3 weeks after regular Celeste began ripening......so those were not late season figs.  I have a young Noir De Caromb in my collection and should be able to determine if they are in fact the same once it fruits for me.

George, I should have cuttings available for trades in the fall.

Dan
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