They have been ripening since mid August and are still continuing to ripen.

I am amazed at both the taste of this fig and the fact that one picked today tasted as good as one picked in September.

It's Nov 11th and and it tastes like a summer fig.

It needs very little sun and It has a very tight eye, and not one has split or spoiled on me.

Three left on the tree, with a couple that may still ripen.

An incredible Fig tree, and a must for any Fig collector.

JD.

I  bought it as a tree this year from a collector that didn't remember the source, sorry.

I attempted to do a little research on my own, and it seems to be a couple/few?

different types of Battaglia.

I noticed there are ones call Battaglia Green, Battaglia Verte, and Battaglia Strawberry.

The one I have does not have an open eye, in-fact it has the tightest eye of any

fig  I have.

It is very flavorful, with a berry taste, with an medium texture and slight crunch.

A delightful fig.

i have quite a few figs, Light and Dark, common or exotic and 

If I had to chose only 1 fig to have, it might be this one.

* Tight Eye.

* Middle and late season ripening.

* No splitting.

* Maintains it's full flavor in cool/cold weather.

* Incredible taste.

 

P.S. here are more pics of it's tight eye, and main leaf.

Herman, that is a good point about the eye varying with local conditions & time of year. All of the varieties I've tried since giving up on my Brown Turkey were reportedly closed-eye, but a few kinds left plenty of room for ants to get inside. I'm hoping the age of the trees is a factor as well, and that they might do better next year. Only time and personal experience will tell!

I knew my Battaglia was a winner, but this is too much.

Since my original post,  I had three figs on the tree remaining.

Even though I held out hope against hope that another fig would ripen,  the days

have gotten colder and shorter.

But they stayed on the tree and continued to ripen and soften and swell.

In the days leading to today I was like an expectant parent, pacing on my patio,

sweating and worrying that something might happen to the figs.

Would they drop?, would they harden off and dry up?

Would someone take them? ( An little old lady came to mind... ) 

Well... today while my mother was cooking the turkey, I gave them one final squeeze;

They were ready.  TWO of them.

On Thanksgiving Day!

Everyone in my family, especially, my Mother were amazed that they were seeing

ripe figs on Thanksgiving day.

They couldn't believe that my little potted tree was still producing.

I split them open and shared them with my family, They all loved the half they got.

The Deep red color and taste impressed them.

Sweet, and figgy, with a Strawberry creamy nutty taste.

Just as good as the summer ones

Better because my family enjoyed them.  

Happy Thanksgiving everyone .

 

On Dec 12 no less

Smaller but still sweet, with it's unmistakable berry taste.

This tree that is fairly common has out-produced every other tree I own.

With it's taste being in the top three.

I can't wait to see what she does next season.