Australian Archipel?

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MoZuKa

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Posted 1437734100 · Edited

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Can someone confirm my fig variety. When I bought it, the seller said that the mother plant was brought back from Australia. The fruit got a berry taste took about 75 days to ripe and the leave look like Brown Turkey to me.

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Wish List: Black Madeira. Martinenca Rimada, Bardissot Blanca Rimada, Bardissot Negra Rimada, Paratjal Rimada, Albacor Comuna, Bourjasotte Grise, Coll De Dama Negra

My Fig Varieties: Red Saudi, BTM6, Green Jordan, Jumbo, Taiwan Golden Fig, Tenna, Texas Everbearing, Black Mission, Brunswick, Noire de Caromb, White Kadota, White Andriatic, Flanders, Masui Dauphine (A), De La Reina, Beat Ramon

R.I.P.: Brown Turkey, Longue D'aute, Improve Brown Turkey, Coll de Dama Negra, Abicou, Black Ichia, Negronne, Panache

Living in a cave in Malaysia, Borneo....

mic

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Posted 1437788441	Reply with quote #2

Hi mozuka, I don't know this variety and it is not so common over here. However it was listed as part of the Tony Steven collection in South Australia which is maintained by the sa rare fruit society. __________________ Mic ~ Australia ~ Equivalent to US Zone 10

mic

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Posted 1437788941 · Edited	Reply with quote #3

There is a good description here http://www.thefruitforest.com/fruits-vegetables-and-herbs/heirloom-figs-2/ "Archipal. Synonyms: Archipel, Arachipel, De L’archipel, Figue Grise, Ronde Noire, Hardy Prolific, L’archipel, Blanche, Italian Honey, Lattarula, Lemon, White Marseilles, Rust, Conadria. Conflicts: Sometimes confused with Neveralla, Osborn’s Prolific, Osborne, and Osborn. In the U.S.A. this name appears to belong to a very different cultivar. The confusion is exacerbated by the wide range of synonyms, meaning anything from ‘Round Black’ (Rond Noir) to ‘White’ (Blanche). Provenance: Probably France. Australian Archipal stock was originally derived from importations from U.S.A. via N.S.W. Skin colour: Greenish-yellow. From Rare Fruit South Australia: ‘Skin is thin with reddish ribbed stripes, bronze with violet tinge or dark reddish brown’. Pulp colour: Honey/opaline. From Rare Fruit S.A.: ‘Pulp is amber coloured, very sweet and almost seedless.’ Description: A medium to large fig with a very thin, edible skin. Resistant to spoilage." __________________ Mic ~ Australia ~ Equivalent to US Zone 10

MoZuKa

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Posted 1437864496 · Edited

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Thanks Mic for the link. That exactly what the seller told me, honey color, sweet and almost seedless but the skin of mine is purple reddish does not resemble of most Archipel pictures from the web.
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kausikck76

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Posted 1438135140	Reply with quote #5

Mate this is Kausik from Adelaide. This is definitely not Archipal. I will try to upload a picture later. __________________ Wish list: CDDN, CDDB AND MARTINENCA RIMADA.

MoZuKa

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Thanks Kausik for confirming this. Do you have any idea what variety is this because the lady that sold it, said that she brought the mother plant back when she visited her sister in Australia long time ago but she have no idea the variety. I just assume it was Archipal from her explanation about the fruits as i mention in post #4.
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