I was looking through the Burpee seed catalog, and noticed that they are selling a potted fig tree called called the "Letizia Fig" ($13.95)...they advertize it as a 'family heirloom' from Italy...I looked it up on Encanto Farms list of varieties, but found no info on this fig...has anybody heard of this fig, or know anything about it?

Looks like this has come up on another Fig forum with known F4F members commenting on your ?

http://fig.yuku.com/topic/249/Letizia-fig

Letizia is a pretty common name in some parts. My guess is that it is another unknown someone brought with them a few generations ago that Burpee decided to use to jump on the bandwagon. It is entirely likely a fig on Jon's list by another name.

Someone on the other forum labeled it as Brown turkey, I find that unlikley and the catalog description calls it a classic unkown from Italy..for $13, Vince are you going to take chance?  !

Here is a recent thread on this.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Letizia-6135779?highlight=letizia

Jack...I already did...made my purchase back on 1/5/13...just wanted to get input from other folks because I could not find it on Encanto website...I'm not sure that it is a brown turkey because Burpee offered two types of fig trees back in Jan.....one was the Letizia the other was a Brown Turkey !!

Thanks for the update Chuck. If not a BT ,what variety does it resemble? Any photos to compare! Thanks in advance !

I'm glad to have read this thread. I bought the Letizia last week based on Burpee's description.

Now I am really looking forward to its arrival.

I talked with Steve Castorani last spring, he said his trees in Landenberg PA had taken some damage but he was not sure how much. It was an exceptionally cold winter with lows below zero so it is no surprise. He gave a tree to a mutual friend and it looks like an Etna fig to me. 

Mine have leafed out and so has my Florea. I think they are the same.

I bought one of these about two weeks ago.   It is doing well and I uppotted it this morning.   It is nice and leafy.  Joyce

chuck, I do have Letiza---several of them.  I got 4 small plants last year from Burpee and the funnies thing happened 2 weeks ago.  They reshipped me 4 more without me ordering them!  I called and told them.  They said to just enjoy them---it was their mistake!  The figs look just like Florea to me--even taste like it.  Very sweet tasting.  But I am not sure if they are super hardy like Florea though.  I forgot to monitor them last year.

Anyone ever take any pictures of their crop from this tree?

Thanks, its a nice looking tree. I cant wait to get a look inside one. I'm guessing I have at least a year till fruiting.