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Fig ID please

hello i founded this picture from http://www.spaincenter.org.and i need your opinion,

what do you think about its variety name?

Anek

http://www.spaincenter.org/agricultura/fotos/higos-2.jpg

[higos-2] 
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Looks like a capri fig

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Hello Anek

This picture could  well be showing a healthy and prolific Caprifig (non-edible) about a month or so before liberating thousands of pollen carrying insects (Blastophaga psenes).
The spring crop of a good Caprifig shows similar clusters of Profichi near the terminal bud on branches  of the previous year

Francisco
Portugal
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thank you for your info.

it's nice looking fig.Is there any way to obtain it?
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Originally Posted by anekitoe

thank you for your info.

it's nice looking fig.Is there any way to obtain it?

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Yes. You may even make many Caprifigs 'in house' - by germinating seeds taken from Calimyrma dry figs or some good quality imported dry fig....but, lacking the pollinating insect in your zone, you would never be able to get a viable and authentic tree as the one on above  picture.

I would rather grow other types (the edible/tasty/sweet) like Desert King, Panachée, HC, Sultane, etc..rooting scions from those varieties, which are also quite nice trees

Francisco
Portugal

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