Encanto Farms Nursery > Categories > "Puglia" fig

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levar

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Hey, does anyone know whether the "Puglia" fig in the F4F database requires pollination? If anyone is growing it, can you tell me a bit about its habits and overall flavor? 

http://figs4fun.com/Var_P_info.html#PUGLIA

My mom is Pugliese so I thought it'd be cool to get her a fig variety that hails from over there. But I want to make sure it's good enough, or can at least produce without the wasp.

Also, how do you recommend I go about getting a hold of of this variety? For that matter, if anyone has any recommendations/resources for figs from the regions of Puglia or Lazio, let me know!

Thanks!

rafaelissimmo

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Best Apulian fig is the Rigato del Salento variegated.

musillid

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So where does one find that?

levar

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Thanks! It's beautiful. The info I've been able to find says it's similar in appearance to panache and produces a breba, whereas panache never does. That one?
Where did you try it? Do you remember whether the eye was closed?

rafaelissimmo

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That fig is only in Italy unfortunately. No one I know of has it in North America. Unless you make a friend overseas who will send you cuttings. Unfortunately, I have no answer to this problem, and so, the item will remain on my wishlist for the foreseeable future. My advice: go on holiday to Puglia and bring back your own cuttings, if you dare.