Hey Navid. I already have your UDG and LOVE it! To me, it seems like a Mt. Etna type (because of its leaf shape and the fruit reminds me of the others) but it is its own fig that I would never give up. However, it it important to note that even in its first year it has produced a lot of fruit, and MUCH better fruit than my MBVS and HC. If I could only keep 5 varieties, this would definitely be one... maybe even if I could only keep one it might be it, but I don't want to think about that. haha
Also, your LSU RED is to die for when the fruit is dead ripe. There is not much talk on the forum about that fig but there certainly should be! It is definitely a 10 out of 10 in my book. If I could compare to anything in terms of taste and texture, I'd say it is something like a super flavored IC or O'Rourke, but with its own wonderful personality. I would take more pictures of it but, like my Unknown Dark Greek, I tend to lack the self control refrain from eating them long enough to take pics. Thanks for sharing it with me.
Here is my fig story:
I have been eating figs since I was little. I can remember going to Mexico with my mother and sister, eating the fresh figs from my aunt's garden. For a while after we lived in areas where there weren't any fig trees available to the general public. Then I moved to NC and found the old Celeste variants, a few heirloom varieties, and the BTs were pretty popular among southern growers. It was wonderful having them again. I had a job working outdoors where many of my clients owned fig trees and many others owned pecan trees. Some days, that is all I would eat for lunch. To some folks it was just nuts from the ground and figs that were destined to fall and feed the critters, but for me it was a meal fit for a king. Eventually, when we finally became home owners we made sure to have a yard to accommodate a small fig collection. I only have room for about 25-30 varieties. I haven't counted but I'm somewhere in that range... and my wife tells me I have too many. haha
Also, I am not looking to get in on your cutting give-away. I just wanted to share. Oh yea, Navid, please contact me in January so I can get those Unk. Antalya Red cuttings your way. I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised by that one (wow). Mine was a little difficult to get started, but once it got going it did well. Keep that in mind when you root the cuttings I will send.
In the meantime here are some U.D.G. from one of my first year trees.
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