Some of our most flavored and crunchy figs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Francisco
Portugal

Looks like you're gonna need more napkins. Very nice as always. I have wasp envy.

Ok, Francisco.

I will bite on the guessing game. My money is on these varieties:

1. Figo Preto temporão? (maybe Lampo preto Vindimo) i have no idea
2. Quarteira
3. Cótio
4. Brajaçote Preto
5. Euchário Branco
6. Cachopeiro
7. Sofeno Preto

But it's not a fair game. Will all the wonderfull varieties you have over there, at least let us see the uncut fig - and even then is not easy.

Photos good to eat, as always :-)

Francisco, impressive fruit and great photos. You surely have the knack.

It would be great to know the varieties and see some pictures of the trees they are from.

I am guessing they are smyrna figs. Does caprification happen naturally or do you hang the caprifigs in the trees?

Thank you all for taking your valuable time to look at my post and giving those  kind comments
Will try and respond to your questions as best as I can..

Jaime,

Let me try to respond as best as I can giving you the respective names, following the presentation order of post 1 , and again a few more pictures. Some I have others I do not

The first fruit is Inchário Preto, a Smyrna variety.
Have selected this particular fig which does not show its  standard black/dark violet colors as it was picked from the more shady side of the tree. See then pics of the tree and same fig from a sunny side

 
 
The second and third  pictures show a Common fig - Côtio Verdeal -

 
 
The fourth is Braçajote Preto - a Common fig

 
The nr 5 is Inchário Branco, another Caducous type.

 
 
 

Nr 6 is a lone Braçajote Branco - a Common fig - ripening a bit ahead of time but delicious
sorry but have for now, just that picture

Nr 7 is a novelty in this forum . another Common . Name ; Oásis
and that was the only picture I have now.. Wil show more later.

mic,
There are just 4 Common and 2 Smyrna. They are all from ground and long established trees
As for wasps, they are all over. In cities, Avenues, highways, villages, country roads, ruins, etc..
Given the many pollinated figs of all sorts, birds feed on them and drop here and there
On some trees we need to force pollination to get acceptable crops.
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And before I go, let me show one more Common fig - Bêbera Branca .

 
   
Francisco
Portugal





 

Francisco thanks for sharing,
Those seeds do look big.

Hi Francisco,

Thanks for taking the time to answer our doubts on these great figs.

I had a good time trying to match some of your old photos with these new ones :-)

I am i bit disappointed i only was able to match 3 out of 7, particularly not being able to recognize Inchário Preto on the first photo - a fig i have engraved in my memory being the one you consider your best - but it did not had the usual aspect and know i understand why.

That last black fig, Oasis, seems very interesting - i thought it could be a Sofeno Preto because of the violet hue around the white part of the skin. It was the tell-tale i used to identify number 4, the Brajaçote Preto.

Thanks again for sharing,

Look GREAT!
I love a little seed crunch in my figs!

Fig fairy is smiling at you lampo.

They look incredible!

splendid looking figs. Thanks for sharing.

Great looking figs.

Thank you fellows for your appreciation.
I am sure these types could well be planted on your gardens and give you an opportunity to try-
However and unfortunately the Law prohibits the free movements of plant material sourced overseas.
May be one day we shall live in full fig freedom !

Francisco
Portugal

We can only hope.