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Posted Reply with quote  #101 
Flavor of the Black Mission was pretty good (way better than a store-bought main crop of anything I've had) and the Vista was very good.  Both were sweet and tasty.
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What's the matter, nobody like my photos? ;)

Here's a Sequoia breba that's pretty big and close to being ripe.  Need to cover it soon as it's not close to the house and birds will want to get it before me.
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We have not had enough people tasting Sequoia and Sierra and reporting back!
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Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct.

Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette

Rooting:  Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.
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Harvey,

Loved the tasty looking photos and description. The Vista looks very good, glad I am growing this one.
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I picked some more Breba this afternoon, prompted by the fact that birds and eaten 1.5 of 3 brebas I had on the Sequoia tree.  No loss, as I discovered.  Sequoia's breba was pretty tasteless.  Monstreuse was just a bit better.  Jurupa was nice and sweet, though not much flavor otherwise.  Another Black Mission was picked and was very good.  I thought Flanders was okay but my wife said it was her favorite of the group.
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Flanders looks the sweetest...and the black mission of course. Thanks for sharing
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Flanders is very productive, bot breba and main.  Fairly small eye from what I can tell, not something I'm usually concerned with.  By the way, that Black Mission had been invaded by ants, thus the dark area near the eye.
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Posted Reply with quote  #108 
There are strikingly few descriptions of Monstreuse's actual flavor.  Is it leaning towards berry flavors or honey flavors?
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Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct.

Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette

Rooting:  Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.
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I don't have much skill in describing flavors other than very good, etc.  I don't remember anything significant about the taste of Monstreuse right now, unfortunately.  I have more coming and will try to pay closer attention if my work load on the farm is lighter.
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First more or less ripe (all black) Petite Negri ripe and picked today.  It was okay, with the mild version of the expected flavor, texture like brebas last year, low moisture cream/jam.  Found I could get to the bigger fruit and made some effort at protection so as to get dead ripe fruit.  Hopefully.
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Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct.

Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette

Rooting:  Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.
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Picked a handful of Petite Negri figs in anticipation of three days rain.  Most were only mature and not ripe.  The ones that were, were barely ripe.  A couple of the smaller unripes were about 40g, most were 60g, and two were 80g.  The most ripe tasted okay, with some sweetness, seeds, mucilaginous texture.  The fruit shape was almost turbinate.  The cut open fruit's divisor was parallel to the bottom (like VdS), instead of perpendicular, which is definitely typical of main season figs.  The best thing about the taste of the fruit definitely had to do with a very aromatic and even floral skin.  One fig was beginning to split, but it should be noted that the breba fig's eyes is very, very, tight, and tighter than main season figs.  Birds have more trouble seeing breba figs, but not no trouble, as they obviously helped themselves to a couple in the last two days.


Need MOAR HEAT here.
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Especially desired figs: UCD 187-25, UCD 200-48, UCD 157-17, UCD 309-B1, Princesa, Black Madeira, high quality sugar fig that ripens Sept-Oct.

Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette

Rooting:  Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.
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Posted Reply with quote  #112 
I notice no one has mentioned the Smith fig in this thread. I have a newly purchased Smith and I have noticed a breba on it. I will update later if the breba drops or if it ripens.
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Posted Reply with quote  #113 
I am in zone 5b
I  was interested in those with actual experience could you suggest  3 or 4  cultivators suitable for pot culture that produce a good berba crop ? per haps  dwarfs ?

I have ordered a small desert king .
, so far I had one breba last year on my HC .

THANKS

Austin
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Fig trees I have : Hardy Chicago , Weeping Black , Ginoso , Excel , VEBT , and Genovese Nero .

My Wish list: Panache,  Florea,Desert King , RdB, Marseilles black vs, Vdb , Abruzzi,   JH Adriatic , Nero 600 , MvsB, Malta Black,
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Posted Reply with quote  #114 
Austin
I get good breba from potted DK, Vista, RDB, Latarolla, Granthum's Royal, to mention 3 or 4, in my Zone 5a.
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Thanks for info Ottawan

I recently ordered a DK  and a RDB from Green Fin   .

Also a florea and a fig called cigar  not sure if those ever produce breba
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Fig trees I have : Hardy Chicago , Weeping Black , Ginoso , Excel , VEBT , and Genovese Nero .

My Wish list: Panache,  Florea,Desert King , RdB, Marseilles black vs, Vdb , Abruzzi,   JH Adriatic , Nero 600 , MvsB, Malta Black,
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