Unknown fig variety ?identify?

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DevIsgro

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Posted 1449203643	Reply with quote #1

Hey all my cousin asked me to identify this off pictures but I haven't a clue, thoughts? Attached Images image.jpg (173.16 KB, 68 views) image.jpg (203.19 KB, 70 views) image.jpg (144.03 KB, 75 views) image.jpg (288.73 KB, 71 views) __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

Figglet

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Posted 1449204085 · Edited	Reply with quote #2

Leaf shape reminds me of Hardy Chicago or at least some other sort of Mt Edna type. __________________ Amateur Fig Addict Truman Z8b Oregon Varieties I'm looking for: -Battaglia Green -Ronde de Bordeaux Growing: Negronne, Stella, Peters Honey/Kadota, Local Unk, Smith, Antigone Unk, Black Madiera, Yellow Neches, Col De Dame Blanc.

DevIsgro

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Posted 1449204338	Reply with quote #3

I'm not sure if this helps but they are in Jersey, pretty sure zone 7, and this tree isn't covered at all and survives well the winter. __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

Figgysid1

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Posted 1449204484	Reply with quote #4

Looks like a Mt Etna type. I don't know how to tell the difference between types of them. I have 3 Mt Etna types and I just make sure I don't mix them up. __________________ (Zone 12a) Big Island, Hawaii, 2,400 ft elevation, Fern Forest. Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.

bigbadbill

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Posted 1449206514	Reply with quote #5

Definitely looks like a Mt. Etna. Swordlike leaf, fruit matches. It is a nice tree. __________________ SE Pa, zone 6b https://www.facebook.com/offthebeatenpathnurseries

DevIsgro

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Posted 1449209003	Reply with quote #6

How many mount Etnas are there? I don't have any in my collection and honestly don't know anything about them. __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

Figgysid1

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Posted 1449210593 · Edited	Reply with quote #7

These are the ones I know about, I'm sure there are lots more... Abba Abruzzi Angelo's dark Bari Black Bethlehem Danny's delight Dark Portuguese Dominick Don fortissi black Ginoso Gino's black GM#11 sicilian dark Hardy Chicago Hardy Cleveland Hardy Hartford Hardy Pittsburgh Jersey fig Macool Martini MBVS Mt Etna (unknown) (Mongibello) New Jersey red Owensboro Pane e vino dark Rosette Roundhill Salem dark Sal's EL/GS San Donato (calabria) St Rita Takoma violet __________________ (Zone 12a) Big Island, Hawaii, 2,400 ft elevation, Fern Forest. Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1449217171	Reply with quote #8

Hi Devlsgro, Lets exercise the fig skills of the grower : That bush is a few years old, yet all the stems we see in your picture are from this season. One can see an older stem but is was cut at ground level. So this tree is dying back to the ground every year. If she stills manages to crop, then a mount etna cultivar is a good guess to identify this tree. If your family would be protecting the tree a little bit, they would more than surely get a better crop. One can see that there are some 40 root-shoots in that bush. I use 5 at maximum to have in one planting spot. So if you ( wink wink wink ) are willing to have a copy of this tree, just pull some of the thinner root-shoots and plant them for you :). To be able to identify your tree more accurately, photos of the tree in full leaf and 3 ripe fruits is the way to go. When a tree has lost its leaves, it is harder to be accurate. __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

DevIsgro

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Posted 1475194769	Reply with quote #9

I actually tried to get better photos of fruit and leaf but my cousin was lazy lol. And ignored me. She wasn't impressed with the idea of taking cuttings so oh well. __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

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