Originally Posted by
AltadenaMaraThe pictures of yellow figs looks interesting, both here and on eBay. I googled around and found this description of fig trees in Tashkent, Uzbekistan:
“Trellises of grapevines twisted above rows where mint, basil and marjoram grew. In the corners, heavy golden figs weighed down the branches of the trees and rose bushes climbed up the walls of the house.” http://shezaf.net/english/Books/The-Silk-Road/FULL-MOON-IN-TASHKENT.html
These yellow figs varieties seem to be different:
Tashkent: Described as a green fig on the Raintree website but if you look at the Google Images it shows large, flat yellow figs for sale in the Tashkent market. Are these the "heavy golden figs"?
Seri Zeybek: Is this the same as Tashkent or different? It’s mentioned in several posts here.
Aydin Sari Lob: for sale on eBay. But the F4F Varietal lists Sari Lob as the same name for both Smyrna and
Calimyrna, also yellow figs. Is “Aydin” a special place of origin or a kind of Sari Lob/Smyrna/Calimyrna?
And how different are these figs from LSU Gold, which also seems to be a large yellow fig?