On my last round today while watering I saw some figs that had colored some. Upon closer examination I found one that was somewhat hidden that was perfectly ripe except for maybe letting it start to shrivel. I obtained this Vista from Jon in a trade a couple of years ago when I went visit him. There are 3 others on the tree. It's my first taste of this type of fig (vista, mission). I found it deliciously sweet and berry flavored, but not quite a sweet as the Geno's Black I posted about. Waiting to see how the others taste before I make any more comments.
"gene"

Beautiful fig. Looks like it has a rich flavor. I like solid figs like this. Hard for the bugs to get past the ostiole. Thanks for sharing!

Nice looking fig....

Now THAT'S a good fig.

Looks good

Gene, Vista has been a frustratingly difficult fig for me. It is a 4 year old, beautifully branched 7 foot classic looking fig tree with nary a fig. This year, for the first time, it produced hundreds of brebas....that subsequently dropped. Every single one! So far there are no new main crop embryos. I am perplexed.

Btw, I have no idea what is going on this year with the lateness of my figs. One ripe alma so far is ridiculous for July. And I thought you and I lived in similar zones.

Thanks for posting your early successes.

I have a couple vistas that I rooted this past spring, they are trying to put out some little figglets that I will have to take off. I am looking forward to trying this one.

Frank mine is probably on it's third season and is in a 3 gallon pot. The tree is small as I have not pushed it for growth waiting rather until I can get it into the ground later this year. This is the first time it's bore fruit.
"gene"

Gene,
Excellent looking Vista.

Frank,
I share your frustration with Vista. I was teased by its beauty and nice crop of breba which subsequently dropped with no main crop showing (I will pinch soon).

I also concur. It has been an unusual season as EVERYTHING is surprisingly late for me: all berries (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries) and main crop of LSU IC (usually first in late May/early June) is just now ripening. Also, persimmons did not drop for the first time in three years along with a second round of pomegranate blossoms that have not dropped (yet) like the first. Very confusing and quite odd.

Vista is one of my most vigorous trees. It also has a lot of fruit this year. They are second year tree(s). DNA tests say they are the same as VdB. Which would be good since my VdBs (from 3 different sources - 2 nurseries and one private party) are all sort of stunted looking. If Vista proves to be close enough in flavor, I might just do some culling of the VdBs.

Gene,
Vista has been an excellent fig for me. Last year it was incredible and far out-performed Negronne, VdB, the Sal/s , etc, I'm very impressed and have added 3 to my group and have subtracted 2 Negronnes, etc, A really serious contender last year and this year  my trees are loaded and I'm hoping they do as well as last year.

I cant understand that. I got mine from Jon about 10 years ago. Always been a big producer.

KK, that picture is pure poetry.
Geography might be the reason why yours is producing so well but terribly in our southern zones.
I am not giving up on it just yet. The tree is too vigorous and too pretty for that. Hope springs eternal for fig-addicts like myself, I suppose.

Vista has been very vigorous in my overheated green house also. My 1 year old plant is 6 ft tall, bushy and ripening many fruit now. Maybe Frank would like a layer or cutting from mine. They are my best figs that I have tried so far.

Frank, The Vista that I got from you is doing the same thing. It's a great grower and looks great. But no figs on it. It did have a few breba that fell off.

 

Here's a picture of my recalcitrant Vista. The diameter of the mulched area is 7,5 feet, for proportion. Bill, thanks. I may take you up on the offer if mine continues to lounge around taking up space.

Try adding some potassium of some sort, I am using potassium sulfate for the first time this year on my figs and it seems to have a positive result, even my negronne which has refused to put on figs until september for the last 3 years is putting out some small figs now.

Hi FMD,
I would clean up all the suckers . Every stem not over 50 centimeters of height would be cut.
That will help the tree focusing on the higher stems and fruit.
That tree is too high to my lickings, and in the fall I would cut at 1m80 maximum height - once more to help the tree make focus on fruits.
Just my two cents as always.

Gene,

    I have one of each. With any luck, I can do a comparison  from here in the next few years.

Dale, I wish you luck.
"gene"

Hi cyberfarmer,
The problem is that this tree is not fruiting ...

On those suckers I typically look for existing roots. and normally, most will  already have roots.
If you "need" those trees and if they have no roots for now, you could airlayer them .

I have 2 vista trees in their third year in zone 5 Toronto .
I just ate my first fig last week from one of the trees .
Obviously it was a breba , it was molasses thick inside and sweet and goopy like candy .
For the first fig off this tree , I was very impressed and see why Jon likes it so much .

John