figgary
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This is a fig that I got last year from a friend. Supposed to be Italian 376. My friend got the cuttings from the CRFG scion exchange, normally very reliable in terms of accuracy. Nice tree, I planted in ground. Come October, it has figs, but not in time to ripen fully. They are greenish yellow. Hmmm, not 376. I decide to give it a chance next year, maybe I can FIGure out what it is, and if it's worth the space. Today, I harvested 5 or 6 brebas, and they were excellent figs. Yay!! But what are they? Jammy, sweet, berry-like, nice color. Anyone know?
brianm
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Posted 1436844654
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Gary I would get Harvey's opinion.
figgary
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Posted 1436844824
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I sent him an e-mail, Brian, but I think he's on his bike ride.
zeitgeist
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Posted 1436846261
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Longue d'aout?
California Central Coast
jdsfrance
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Posted 1436866210
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Hi,
figgary
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Posted 1436880894
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jdsfrance, the tree is in ground for 1 year.
Posturedoc
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Posted 1436894005
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Hey Gary, I'll take a look at all my Italian Numbered figs and see if one of them is close to a match. I have IT-376 and it will fruit for me for the first time this year. No brebas on it, however. I know it is sourced accurately because it came directly from Prusch and was always in my possession and I, of course, could never make a mistake labeling figs. Never, I say!Here is a link to the full document for those interested in furthering their education on a slightly messy piece of fig collecting history. IT 358 - Mottled brown color (may be greenish in cooler
areas), medium size, thin glossy skin. Light flavor.
MA says ok in coastal area, similar to IT 258 for PS. Probably not as high quality as 258.
IT 376 - Amber-purple skin, dark tan-pinkish flesh, breba crop, roundish, no neck, medium eye, moist
with no seeds. Sweet and complex excellent flavor
, one of best (PS)
figgary
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Posted 1436896002
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Thanks Neil. I wondered whether it might be one of the other numbered Italian figs. It does sound like 358, it is thin skinned, has seeds, but I would not say that the flavor was light, I'd say very sweet and somewhat complex. So far, of my brebas, this is right up there with Negronne and Rdb. I'd be happy if it was main crop, in terms of flavor. Pat Schafer considered 358 to be close to 258 in quality in his climate. I hope I can verify its identity. I have several young plants started from cuttings I got in February from the CRFG scion exchange labeled 376. I wonder if they'll also turn out to be this one.
rafaelissimmo
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Posted 1436899360
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Gary you might try contacting Todd Kennedy directly, he is in San Francisco.
Posturedoc
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Posted 1436916701
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Several of the Italians at Prusch were/are in bad shape, two in particular. I can't recall which two for sure off the top of my head, but I believe IT-320 was one and the other was either 358, 376 or 395. Since you got cuttings of IT-376 from the exchange and assuming they are true to type, the other big struggler was either 358 or 395. There was not enough wood from either tree to take for the CRFG exchanges. Just finding a couple of ugly cuttings to help secure the future of the two trees was difficult. Hopefully last year's irrigation fix has the struggling trees growing better now, though they still looked terrible last September.
figgary
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I'm bumping this post, now that I have tasted main crop figs from this one. It is an excellent, sweet, and flavorful fig. The main crop looks very different from the breba, but is also outstanding. Wish I knew what it might be. Here are photos of the main crop.
