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Originally Posted by Herman2
That fig is Desert King.
If the wasp is not present in your area you will  not like main crop taste!(sorry about bad news,regarding main crop).
However the Breba is indeed delicious and bountiful.!



Herman,
Well the main crop ripened, so it's not a dessert King . It fits the Pingo de Mel by Portuguese and Dottato by Italians claim. The first one was ok then again there is like 50 left so I'm happy with it.

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A very beautiful fig! Congrats!

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Originally Posted by figpig_66
I like this fig alot. Looks almost blue / black in the inside. I feel you have a special variety for sure. We should form a tread or something on just the best unknowns. Doesn't really matter the name. The fig speeks for itself.


Richie, i love the idea! I started a thread for unknowns! Love unknowns!
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/the-best-unknowns-7924742

More main crops looks like a Pingo De Mel.

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Vinny:Now you convince me!.
You are right and i was wrong.
If it was Desert King,which sometimes do keep second crop,even without fig wasp,and it kept about half on my tree but they were an ugly dark amber inside ,not pink like yours,and they tasted very bad,like cardboard eating.
This is ,what you call Pingo de Mel,and it is also very similar to a Kadota fig i had,in the past.

What a civilised disagreement over figs!,love it.Vinny,nice fig,cool to see Pingo de Mel ripen so well for you here,I had not much considered bothering with many Spanish and Portuguese figs assuming they would ripen too late but can't argue with the results here

There are also some lovely pictures of DK by BinBin9 on this thread,what art!,I'm now convinced that my Sphikas Green Unknkown and DK are one and the same fig,however mine Definately came from Italy,whilst DK was 'discovered' in the states as an unknown and named.Vinny,which named European fig do you think DK corresponds to Most closely?,both me and the guy who gave me the tree are interested to find out,I've also shared it with another member and have one on perlite in my from room next to the fish tank(who said enjoying fig trees was only for the human members of the family!)

Herman ,
Thanks for sharing your expertise and we all have learned a lot from your posts.

Haslam,
Yes mate this forum is a great place to hang arround, lots of great guys here. This variety puts out lots of main crop, not many Brebas . But it needs a greenhouse or polytunnel . Excellent honey fig , tight eye and dosen't split . So it's a keeper . I planted one on my neighbours garden in ground few months ago and they had two Brebas.

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Originally Posted by haslamhulme
There are also some lovely pictures of DK by BinBin9 on this thread,what art!,I'm now convinced that my Sphikas Green Unknkown and DK are one and the same fig,however mine Definately came from Italy,whilst DK was 'discovered' in the states as an unknown and named.Vinny,which named European fig do you think DK corresponds to Most closely?,both me and the guy who gave me the tree are interested to find out,I've also shared it with another member and have one on perlite in my from room next to the fish tank(who said enjoying fig trees was only for the human members of the family!)


Yes Ben is a professional photographer and has excellent skills. You might want to check out his blog, Seattle fruits and garden adventures.
I think Dessert King is the same as Fico Fiorne in Italy , Blanche in France. Both are San predo types and their leaves & fruits looks Excatly the same. In some villages people call it Bianca , Bianco etc. I cannot confirm the Italians yet as I don't have them but my cousin does and he believes it's same as DK. I can confirm that Baud's Blanche ( Not to be confused with Blanche d'argenteiul ) is identical to DK.
Bauds Blanche Breba attached

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I've posted this one up before but here it is again,the colour of the flesh hasn't come out spot on in the pic,more red in real life(thanks I phone!).This is my figs that the owner of the tree gave me and a pic of the mother tree,apparently it can ripen with a bit of a red flush but only on the late ripening ones,this one also only produces one crop.I have yet to see more about how it behaves,young in pot tree so maybe get something from it this year coming,it's growing nicely but picking up a bit of rush now(would post pic but it's dark outside now.Does this match Fico Fiorne?

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Originally Posted by haslamhulme
I've posted this one up before but here it is again,the colour of the flesh hasn't come out spot on in the pic,more red in real life(thanks I phone!).This is my figs that the owner of the tree gave me and a pic of the mother tree,apparently it can ripen with a bit of a red flush but only on the late ripening ones,this one also only produces one crop.I have yet to see more about how it behaves,young in pot tree so maybe get something from it this year coming,it's growing nicely but picking up a bit of rush now(would post pic but it's dark outside now.Does this match Fico Fiorne?


Yes Verry similar to Fiorne, however the figs on the mother tree got a brown tinge. It could be a Fico Petrelli. I'm sure someone will chime in and offer their suggestions . For me these are some great Figs and reliable producers, but people like fancy names and that includes me lol .

Fico Petrelli isn't a bad name,good old Italian family name anyway,I think when this one gets some propper sun it can get that blush,but the ones I got were very early and must have been lower down more shaded by the leaves.ill see how this one come along,it's a good producer,very at home in London,will see how it does here in the Black Country,whatever it's called it is delicious,my first experience of fig over indulgence,I ate the whole plate myself

Haroon, I have seen that brown blush also on the figs from an unknown fig tree that I have found. The tree has green figs with red pulp like your Sphikas Green Italian. 
My tree is said to be 60 years old and is probably planted there by Italians. Here are some pictures: https://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/unknown-fig-tree-7566128

I think that Desert King, Fillacciano Bianco, Petrelli, Fiorone Bianco,.. are all very similar figs. The same fig can go by different names, depending on the place where it is grown. Every Italian region has probably a different name for these large green San Pedro type figs. And for every name there are probably several strains out there. I think there are different strains of Desert King circulating, for example.

I agree that these are great figs and reliable producers. A must have in our climate!

Vinny, sorry for derailing your topic. Just let me know if you want me to post this elsewhere.


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