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Will She ? Or Won't She ? Update. She Has! Update #2 and again on Dec. 6.


My Fickle Lady, Zingarella. 

a.k.a. Gypsy fig tree.

After months of a couple of green figs mocking me, my little girl is starting to blush.

Throughout the entire growing season she put out the tiniest new growth.

The figs on it while a dark pretty green, with a red eye were nice to look at,
not one fig darkened, swelled, or moved.

I was going to resign myself to not tasting one this year, but something told me
not to give up wishing.

Now in the middle of Nov all I can do is keep my fingers crossed that my Little Lady will bestow a late season gift or two. 

I think she has it in her.




 
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seem more like wishful thinking this time of the year nick - but i will keep my fingers cross for you!
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She may..!
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Hi Nick.
The longer you wait the better she will taste!!
Vito
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Thanks for the words of encouragement.


I might need it.

This Beady-Eyed Beast has been hanging around.

Licking his beak.

I don't want my Little Lady to suffer the same horrible fate as my dearly departed Bella.
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Nick,
Was that fig outside when the snow storm rolled through your area a couple of weeks ago?
Cathy

Nice vulture.  Did you know that here in the US that we actually have 2 different types of vultures? 
One has a red head (aka turkey vulture) and the one you pictured is a Black vulture which has white tipped wings viewable only from the underside when it is soaring overhead.
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Cathy.


No, I brought in the Zingarella before the snow hit.
She watched the snow flakes from the safety of the window sill.

Interesting info on Vultures.

I'm in Brooklyn, I wouldn't know a white-tailed one from a yellow bellied sap-sucker.

That one is not really outside my window licking it's beak.

My Brooklyn Vultures look more like this  guy:
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That Brooklyn vulture looks like a pigeon gone wild and dipped in tar (or city smut and smog). 

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Nick,

Watch out, she is giving you the evil red eye.


This the eye open, closed or plugged on this cultivar?
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Sara,


Actually, That was one of the prettiest pigeons I could take a picture of!
I guess they do live up to their name: " Flying Rats " 

Cathy,

The eye seems fairly closed.

I haven't tried a fig yet. :(

I received this plant as a gift this year. 

The above fig will hopefully be my first.

According to some info I have found on the following sites, it's a tasty beauty .


GYPSY
DESCRIPTION 
I received it from a grower from N. Carolina and he probably got it from someone who brought it in from Italy. (941) There is a fig in Italy called ZINGARELLA, which is one of the best tasting figs. Zingarella translates to "Little Gypsy" in English and resembles this picture. (914) 
SKIN COLOR: BLACK 
FLESH COLOR: PINK 
BREBA CROP: 
ORIGIN: 
HISTORY: 
FIGS 4 FUN COLLECTION: 
Accession No. 210
SOURCES: RW, VS 









ZingarellaLittle GypsyItalyBlackRed
VS, a fig enthusiast of NJ, reports that this is an excellent variety for the Mid-Atlantic region -- an exceptionally good tasting fig that does not split after heavy rains. He compares it to Sal's Corleone, but writes that Z. is the superior fig for its resistance to splitting and better skin color.RWCA
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Ciao,
the fig tree "Zingarella" ( translation: young gypsy girl )  is typical of the province of Avellino in southern Italy.

If you translate all the names of our fig trees, in a few years you will not know from where they originate...

So if the tree dies, you will not  are able to find more the place of birth and then the variety 

In Italy there are many types of climate: in the north there is a pretty cold continental climate, with high mountains, while the south is hot.

If you know the place where fig tree comes, even you can know its characteristics and its resistance to weather conditions...
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Hi!
Zingarella..My best producing fig.. Even now I still picking up rpe figs and this one was first fig I pick up in a season...I don't sure how many crop..
But all season I pick them up..
But this is fig 3 years old..Last year I just try couple this it..
But this year, I real love this one..
But I think this one will need to be inside for a winter time..
Here in Florida we still have 80 F during the day.. And I still have lots of small figs, no dormant figs, they all still growing..
So, I hope next year you will real love your Zingarella too..
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And my Little Girl has bore me a late gift.

Yesterday on Nov. 21 my Zingarella offered up a fig.

I went to check on her softness and she popped into my hand, she probably could have used another day or two, but I guess she felt ready.

With the colder weather and rain lately, I don't blame her one bit.

She was a middle sized fig with a nice brownish color.

I can honestly say this: considering  the weather and it being  Nov 21 and the fact that she wasn't dead ripe, she was good.

A nice, Figgy, Creamy, Nutty taste.

She also had the most " Italian " fig taste of any fig I have tried so far.

She was the one fig that reminded me most of the figs I have eaten in my hometown of Bari.

Maybe one of my Italian neighbors had a Zingarella?

Between her ripening so late, her tasting good, and her bringing back memories of
Italy,  I couldn't be happier.



  
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Hi, Nick,

Beautiful looking fig!

You got to taste it on my birthday!
That was my birthday present to you.


Vito
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Nick, good for you. I got to taste another Black Ischia yesterday. We returned from a week of vacationing and I found a ripe looking fig. I tore it open and it was good. It still taste more fruity than figgy, but it was very good.
"gene"
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Gene.

You're the lucky guy.
The closest I will come to a Black Ischia Fig in the next couple of years are pictures.

Vito.

Thanks for the thought.
Happy Birthday.

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And my Little Gypsy ripened yet another fig. 

( her last remaining fig )

On Dec. 6!

Even though it was smaller and the skin thicker, it still had a nice sweet, figgie taste.

Could of it been better?, absolutely.

Was it still a good fig?

Yes.
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nice good for you.
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