Check out my yellow Hardy Chicago!

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needaclone

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Posted 1378075570	Reply with quote #1

I bought this tree on the web last fall as a Hardy Chicago. (Hint: I bought another HC tree from the same place and it turned out to not be HC.) Two of the 3 maincrop figlets that came out in mid july dried up while small. One seemed to be growing at a good pace so I left it on, not hoping for much. It went from green and hard to nearly ripe in just a few days. On Aug 31 I noticed that it was turning more yellowish than brown/purple as it ripened. In hindsight it was probably fully ripe on Aug 31 or even Aug 30 , but I noticed a bit more darkening, so I left it on the tree. Here are some pics of the fruit - note the very short (almost non-existent) stem. It had more of a yellow tint than comes out in the pictures. (This 3rd pic is overexposed but shows the yellow color better.) Here are a few shots of various leaves on the upper part of the tree: Today (Sep 1) I checked it and it had that "I'm very ripe you better pick me and eat me" look to it. Actually, it was starting to look a bit ugly and overripe. I was waiting to see if it would darken and turn more purple, but it was more of a lighter brown and still had the yellowish look to it: The flesh was overripe when I picked it but still had the yellow look to it. If I had picked this fig a few days earlier (when ripe, not overripe) the outside would have been greenish/yellowish with only a bit of brown.) It was sweet (not too sweet), moist (not at all watery) with a bit of berry flavor. Does anyone know what this might be? Jim __________________ Clarksburg, NJ - Zone 6b Wishlist - A wise man recommended: Nero600M . Malta Black . Tacoma (Takoma) Violet . Gino's . Adriatic JH . Vista Mission . Florea . Atreano . ...also...RdB, Bethlehem Black, Negronne, Grise de St. Jean, Livano, Col de Dame Blanc/Gris/Noir, Vasilika Sika, Longue D'Aout, Italian 258, Pennsylvania 6-5000

Dieseler

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Posted 1378076839	Reply with quote #2

lol no offense but thats a paleface wanna be . Here is "not a wanna be" from 2012 going thru ripening process. All in fun. Attached Images Hardy_Chicago_5.jpg.JPG (88.67 KB, 23 views)

needaclone

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Posted 1378077425	Reply with quote #3

Martin, No offense taken ;-) I was hoping/expecting it would turn into something that looks like your pic! At this point I don't think it is even a Hardy Chicago. But I'm also willing to believe it is an undernourished, didn't get enough sun, alternately overwatered and underwatered, stressed-out poor excuse for a Hardy Chicago! The short stem looks right and the red flesh looks right, and some of the leaves kinda-sorta look right...but there's just too much that looks wrong! At least it was tasty ;-) Jim __________________ Clarksburg, NJ - Zone 6b Wishlist - A wise man recommended: Nero600M . Malta Black . Tacoma (Takoma) Violet . Gino's . Adriatic JH . Vista Mission . Florea . Atreano . ...also...RdB, Bethlehem Black, Negronne, Grise de St. Jean, Livano, Col de Dame Blanc/Gris/Noir, Vasilika Sika, Longue D'Aout, Italian 258, Pennsylvania 6-5000

Dieseler

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Posted 1378077681	Reply with quote #4

Long as you enjoy its taste thats all counts no matter what it is. Good luck with your plant.

needaclone

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Posted 1378238871	Reply with quote #5

BUMP -- Now that the busy holiday weekend is over, I thought I'd bump this up to see if anyone had ideas on what this fig might actually be (if not an anemic Hardy Chicago). Thanks in advance. Jim __________________ Clarksburg, NJ - Zone 6b Wishlist - A wise man recommended: Nero600M . Malta Black . Tacoma (Takoma) Violet . Gino's . Adriatic JH . Vista Mission . Florea . Atreano . ...also...RdB, Bethlehem Black, Negronne, Grise de St. Jean, Livano, Col de Dame Blanc/Gris/Noir, Vasilika Sika, Longue D'Aout, Italian 258, Pennsylvania 6-5000

musillid

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Posted 1378259751	Reply with quote #6

I am no expert, but I don't think that's a Hardy Chicago. The leaves don't look right. The fruit doesn't look right. Of course, that doesn't help. You want to know what it is, not what it isn't. __________________ Dale non compost mentis in Zone 6a

ascpete

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Posted 1378264537	Reply with quote #7

Jim, It may be Hardy Chicago, just an anomaly with the first figs. I have a large Unknown Bryantdark air layer in a 5 gallon container, it usually produces purple-brown figs, its first ripe fig a few days ago was tan in color, but the taste was the same as the normal colored fig. I am blaming the weather.

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