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Frankallen

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Posted 1478485441 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

This is a delicious Fig! Had my first one a few days ago, I am going to get all the cuttings.I can get off her. Looks like this will be the only one this year, maybe next year it will start bearing Figs better. http://s1126.photobucket.com/component/Download-File?file=%2Falbums%2Fl603%2FStacey3899%2FMalta-Black2_zpse7mgnnyp.gif __________________ 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

coop951

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Posted 1478486333	Reply with quote #2

Hi Frank I agree 100%, this is an awesome fig. Rich and delicious, one of my favorites over the last 5 years __________________ Coop Northern NJ Zone 7a

Sas

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Posted 1478489581	Reply with quote #3

Glad to see that you're still ripening figs. Is yours in ground? I believe that this fig should ripen much earlier than now. Mine was in pot and was done in August. I just moved it to inground as part of my potential little orchard. Hope that productivity should increase exponentially for you next year as I experienced with mine. In its second year mine produced no less than thirty figs. I classify this one as a very productive variety and almost sure that the flavor should improve with age, just like I experienced with the Celeste. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

tsparozi

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Posted 1478490166	Reply with quote #4

Looks great, Frank! I acquired one of these in September and she is now fully dormant. Hoping for a great wake-up and tremendous growth next year... __________________ Tony S - Zone 6A Carmel, NY WL-Ischia Black (UCD/USDA), Martinenca, Calderona, Victoria, Craven's Craving, Colonel Littman's Black Cross, Bon Jesusa, Sant Martina, Princesa, Paretjal Negra

DevIsgro

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Posted 1478531118	Reply with quote #5

I've got a few cuttings of this rooting in the cellar, hopefully they take all the way ;) __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

Frankallen

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Posted 1478538597	Reply with quote #6

Quote: Originally Posted by Sas Glad to see that you're still ripening figs. Is yours in ground? I believe that this fig should ripen much earlier than now. Mine was in pot and was done in August. I just moved it to inground as part of my potential little orchard. Hope that productivity should increase exponentially for you next year as I experienced with mine. In its second year mine produced no less than thirty figs. I classify this one as a very productive variety and almost sure that the flavor should improve with age, just like I experienced with the Celeste. Sas, this tree is in a pot, just got the cutting in Jan. of this year. The tree is small. I rooted several of these. Going to try and put them in the ground next year. __________________ 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

helike13

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Posted 1478649829	Reply with quote #7

Is this a Smyrna-type fig? __________________ My varieties: Baracska [P], Tihany [P], Gustissimo® Peretta [P], Dark Portuguese Unk [P], Zidi (UCD) [S], UK Purple [C], Black Bursa [S], Roscoff [PC], Capri UNK [C], Black Malta [P], Panachee Tiger [P], Feng Chan Huang [P], Iraqi (Palmata Hybrid) [P], Ice Crystal [S], Ficus racemosa, De la Reina (MP) [P], Doree Goutte d'Or [P]

dfoster25

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Posted 1478654507	Reply with quote #8

Not a Smyrna. Its a common fig __________________ Zone 6, SE MICHIGAN -14F 1-7-14 -23F 2-?-15 6F 1-18-16

Blackfoot

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Posted 1478705822	Reply with quote #9

Top notch photography too, as always. __________________ Zone 7A NJ Wish List: Nothing now. I am in way over my head.

nycfig

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Posted 1478845512	Reply with quote #10

Nice pic Frank. Have our MB in a shady part of the yard and it still produces. __________________ Danny NYC Z7a It's all about the figs! Facebook: NYCfigs Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet

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