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Looking for these Arizona heritage figs

While researching pomegranate and figs introduced by the Spanish, I ran across a page listing these cultivars. Anyone here have any of these "heritage" figs? 

Sosa - Black Mission, planted in 1880’s from Tucson

Ruby - found near perennial spring near ghost of Ruby near border, White Fig

Oro Blanco - Ghost Town of Oro Blanco, Santa Cruz County, White Fig

Presidio - Black Mission fig from Presidio de San Augustin, old Downtown Tucson

http://desertsurvivors.org/mission-heritage-fruit-tree.html

I did find a local nursery with info on the "sosa carillo." Note the pictures along the bottom that compare it with other common varieties.

http://civanonursery.net/catalog/plants/sosa-carillo-fig


I know someone who has the Presidio Mission, and I think someone else who has the Edgar Canyon pomegranate (they claimed it came via Desert Survivors and originated in the Catalinas, so I assume that's what it is). I live about a mile away from the Oracle Quince tree but haven't gotten a chance to sample the fruit because the owners of the lot don't take care of it and it hasn't set much fruit in recent years.

Also, I have an unknown pomegranate from an old homestead in Globe. It's a soft-seeded, sweet pink variety that's very similar to the common "Sweet" or "Utah Sweet" varieties.

Nate - Anything you can find out would be appreciated. I am going to call a couple nurseries in Tucson and send out a few e-mails and see what I can find out. Definitely interested in the pomegranate you have. I only have Wonderful and White at the moment and they are still young trees. I will send you a PM. Thanks!

Any possibility that your Ruby fig variety is Jon's Ruby - 4 that was found in Etiwanda, California?

Tad

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