Beal, the Rodney Dangerfield of figs

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FMD

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Posted 1347225091	Reply with quote #1

What do you want from a fig besides vigor, good looks, large size, closed eye and good taste? Very good fig! Attached Images IMG_0264_2203x1646.jpg (718.52 KB, 120 views) __________________ Frank Tallahassee, FL Zone 8b North Florida Figs

dkirtexas

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Posted 1347230008	Reply with quote #2

Are they actually that red in real life? That is a beautiful color. How large are they? __________________ Thx, glad to be here Danny K "EL CAZADOR DE HIGO" Waskom Tx Zone 7B/8 Wish list: anything anyone wants me to have. LSU RED. Any LSU fig.

FMD

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Posted 1347231831	Reply with quote #3

Yep, that's the real deal. I would estimate them to be in the 60 gm. range. __________________ Frank Tallahassee, FL Zone 8b North Florida Figs

rcantor

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Posted 1347237986	Reply with quote #4

I lost one of those when I lost the Smiths but I have 1 still left. I didn't know it's that red. I've been wanting a red one :) Thanks for posting the picture. Of course mine's a Beall from Jon. I hope they're the same. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

SEGeo

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Posted 1347239195	Reply with quote #5

Nice! How does it compare to Lebanese Red? __________________ Chris Fairchild Virginia Beach, Va. USDA Hardiness Zone 8a Graduate Student - Engineering and GeoScience *I assume all my figs carry FMV* Wish List:

tmc2009

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Posted 1347242786	Reply with quote #6

That's a nice looking fig. I started some cuttings this year so I'll see how they do next year in New England. They don't seem to get mentioned much. __________________ Tom Massachusetts Zone 6b

dawgdrvr

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Posted 1347250850	Reply with quote #7

This past Monday was my first taste of a Beal/Beall .It was so good that I purchased a tree at the Olympia Farmers Market. __________________ Cody Grand Mound,WA 98579 Plantmaps Zone 7~A, Sunset Zone 4 and USDA Zone 8~A. WISH LIST: San Pedro ,Breba & Early crop Figs and ANY figs from 'Belleclare Nursery'

eden13

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Posted 1347252804	Reply with quote #8

Quote: Originally Posted by FMD What do you want from a fig besides vigor, good looks, large size, closed eye and good taste? Very good fig! Only one thing is missing, it is not in my gardens! Thank you for sharing it is nice looking fig. __________________ Wish List: Col de Dame Negra and Gris, Noire de Caramba, Abicou Noire, Zingarella, Sultan, Dalmatie and any Yugoslavian(Bosnian, Serbian,Croatian...). Atlanta, Georgia Eden

smithmal

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Posted 1460555747	Reply with quote #9

Confused... This nursery has the Beal (Beall) as a purple fig. Maybe Beale is purple and Beal is red? Does anyone know why there are two totally different fig varieties with basically the same name? I'd love to know the history of these two figs. According to the website here is the Beal (Beall) fig history: "This purplish-black skinned, amber fleshed large fruit has a delicate, mildly sweet flavor. Produces 2 crops and is good for fresh use. Moderately vigorous tree was introduced in Santa Clara, CA by W.A. Beall in 1924." So, if it was introduced by W.A. Beall, then it should be officially called the Beall fig right? Anyone know the history of the Beale fig? __________________ Malcolm - MD - Zone 6B Varieties growing (Received 2014): Beale, Col de Dame Blanc, Danny's Delight, Desert King, JH Adriatic, Lemon, Longue d'Aout, Marseilles Black VS, Olympian, Ronde de Bordeaux, Strawberry Verte, Vista, UCR-184-15s, Violette de Bordeaux, White King

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