"Brooklyn Dark"

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Frankallen

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Posted 1441481014	Reply with quote #1

I got to taste another great Fig "Brooklyn Dark" very sweet and delicious! __________________ Frank from Bama- Zone 7-b Alabama .................................................... "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi

Smungung

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Posted 1441482684	Reply with quote #2

Lol, really good __________________ Matthew Mei Age:15 Zone 6A Secaucus, New Jersey Aquarist any questions pertaining to fish shoot me a message always willing to help! :) Gardener Fisherman

DonCentralTexas

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Posted 1441498276	Reply with quote #3

Your pictures are beautiful, clear and appetizing! __________________ Don (Near Austin, TX zone 8b) If you have these for sale/trade PM me: Zingarella, Grantham's Royal, Calderona, Genovese Nero, Noir de Barbentane

nycfig

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Posted 1441540824	Reply with quote #4

Nice fig! Looks delicious. Congrats, Frank! __________________ Danny NYC Z7a It's all about the figs! Facebook: NYCfigs Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet

Sas

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Posted 1441550927	Reply with quote #5

I like the reddish color on this fig. Wondering if it is productive. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

Frankallen

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Posted 1441592262	Reply with quote #6

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments! __________________ Frank from Bama- Zone 7-b Alabama .................................................... "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi

Gr8Figs

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Posted 1441604408	Reply with quote #7

The fig should be darker when it is ripe. Here are some pics at the link from mine in 2014. http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/brooklyn-dark-vs-sicilian-red-5704910?highlight=brooklyn+dark&pid=1284727701 My tree was killed to the ground in Winter 2015,but it has come back to 5-6' with a number of figs.They should be ripening soon if I can keep the birds away. __________________ Barry Northeast Georgia 8a Wish List:Medium-Small Size,Dark Cold Hardy Figs Low Temperature of 4F in 2015,17F in 2016

eboone

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Posted 1443731138	Reply with quote #8

Here are pics of my Brooklyn Dark, this is my first year with this, cuttings were from Encanto Farms. Overall, these were slightly larger than my Chicago Hardy types and more juicy, sweeter, with a complex flavor if fully ripe. Might have been my best fig this year. __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

Bass

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Posted 1443740802	Reply with quote #9

Thanks for sharing, glad you like it. Ed, what you got looks more like Ronde de Bordeaux. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

eboone

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Posted 1443747567	Reply with quote #10

Bass, what color is this fig supposed to be, and what do the leaves look like? Your website shows a pretty dark purple breba but the other pic has a lot of green still on the figs. I had no brebas due to weather but all of the main crop figs from this young plant have been a more solid purple, some perhaps a little lighter in color than my picture. These have all been just a little larger than my HC or Sal's or Malta Black figs, most a bit larger than the one in my picture. I will try to get some leaf pics of mine for comparison. The cutting for this fig was from Jon at Encanto Farms 2y ago, came clearly labeled, and I am pretty certain this is what he sent me. Jon's data base does not give an exterior or leaf pic, gives no description, and does not list his source. Are there more than one 'Brooklyn Dark' varieties? __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

brianm

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Posted 1443750229	Reply with quote #11

Here are my leaves my cuttings came from Rafael. Attached Images IMG_20151001_59470.jpg (45.84 KB, 23 views) IMG_20151001_29531.jpg (66.90 KB, 21 views) __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra,UC Davis Black Ischia, Maltese Raven

SuperMario1

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Posted 1443755284	Reply with quote #12

Looks like a great cultivar! __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

coop951

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Posted 1443757349 · Edited	Reply with quote #13

Beautiful fig Frank. You have sure come a long way in a short time Also: Nice fig Ed, but I agree with my friend Bass on this one My guess is there are many different variants of Brooklyn Dark figs around . Too many fig trees in Brooklyn to have only one recognized. Take this from a kid from Brooklyn __________________ Coop Northern NJ Zone 7a

eboone

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Posted 1443787966	Reply with quote #14

Sorry Frank, hope you don't think of this as hijacking your thread... Here are 2 leaf pics of my "Brooklyn Dark" Maybe I need to find out from Jon what his Brooklyn Dark looks like and where it came from. __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

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